Question

A survey of 500 randomly selected high school students determined that 401 play organized sports. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected high school student plays organized sports? (b) Interpret this probability.​

Answer 1

Answer: P = 0.802

Explanation:

2) Let x be the number of students who play organized sports

and N be the total number of students surveyed

P(plays organized sports) =
`(x)/(N)`

P(plays organized sports) =
`(401)/(500)` = 0.802

b) This probability can be interpreted as follows: If you were to randomly select a high school student from this particular population, there is an 80.2% chance (or 0.802 when expressed as a probability) that the student plays organized sports.