Question

Last year, 251 of the 1,487 residents in a small town were under 18 years of age.

Use this historical data to find the probability that a randomly selected resident in this small town is under 18 years of age.

Please round to two decimal places and enter your answer as a number between 0 and 1.

Answer 1

P(<18) = 0.17

Explanation:

To find the probability, put the under 18s on top of a fraction and put the total population on the bottom of a fraction, like this:

251/1487

Then you can divide it. Use a calculator or long division with pencil and paper.

251/1487

= 0.168796

Round to two places.

~= 0.17