Question

Express the original claim "20% of adults smoke" in symbolic form. A) P(adult smokes) = 0.20 B) P(adult smokes) = 0.80 C) P(adult doesn't smoke) = 0.20 D) P(adult doesn't smoke) = 0.80

Answer 1

The original claim "20% of adults smoke" can be expressed in symbolic form as option A) P(adult smokes) = 0.20.

The original claim that "20% of adults smoke" can be expressed in symbolic form as option A) P(adult smokes) = 0.20. In this case, the variable P represents the probability that an adult smokes, and the value 0.20 represents the 20% chance of an adult smoking.