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Describe the complement of a given event77% of a persons credit card purchases are $50 a more

Describe the complement of a given event77% of a persons credit card purchases are-example-1

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Given the question in the image, the following are the solution steps to answer the question.

STEP 1: Write the given sets


77\%\text{ of a person's credit card purchases are \$50 and more}

STEP 2: find the complement

The complement will be the percentage that cannot purchase $50 and more.

Since percentages equal 100, therefore the complement will be:


100\%-77\%=23\%

Hence, the answer in % is given as 23

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