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Туре or Movie

Number or
Students
36
Horror
Drama
26
Comedy
30
Sci-Fi
28
Based on the data in the table, what is the probability that a random

Туре or Movie Number or Students 36 Horror Drama 26 Comedy 30 Sci-Fi 28 Based on the-example-1
User Yugo Kamo
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Answer: 3/4, because the probability of renting a comedy is 1/4

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Step-by-step explanation:

We have 36+26+30+28 = 120 students. 30 of which rented a comedy.

The probability of renting a comedy is 30/120 = (30*1)/(30*4) = 1/4

The probability of not renting a comedy is 1 - (1/4) = 4/4 - 1/4 = (4-1)/4 = 3/4.

Or you could say that 1/4 = 0.25, so 1-0.25 = 0.75 which converts to the fraction 3/4.

If you had 4 people and 1 of them rents a comedy, then the other 3 hasn't rented a comedy.

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