Answer:
To find the probability that the next customer will pay with cash, we need to consider the total number of customers and the number of customers who paid with cash.
From the given information, we know that in the last week, there were a total of:
- 29 customers who paid with cash,
- 26 customers who used a debit card, and
- 62 customers who used a credit card.
To find the probability of the next customer paying with cash, we need to compare the number of customers who paid with cash to the total number of customers.
Total number of customers = 29 (cash) + 26 (debit card) + 62 (credit card) = 117
So, the probability that the next customer will pay with cash is:
P(cash) = Number of customers paying with cash / Total number of customers
P(cash) = 29 / 117
To express this probability as a percent, we can multiply the result by 100 and round it to the nearest whole number.
P(cash) = (29 / 117) * 100 ≈ 24.79
Rounding to the nearest whole number, the probability that the next customer will pay with cash is approximately 25%.
Therefore, the probability that the next customer will pay with cash, expressed as a percent to the nearest whole number, is 25%.