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Andrew drives through 5 intersections with stoplights on his way to work. He

records that he is stopped by a red light in 2 of the 5 intersections. If he uses
this as his general probability of getting stopped at a red light on his way to or
from work, how many times can he expect to be stopped at a red light over the
next 40 times he drives through an intersection on his route?
Andrew should expect to be stopped
times.

Andrew drives through 5 intersections with stoplights on his way to work. He records-example-1

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Answer: 16 times

Explanation:

User Vinnief
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Answer:

16 times

Explanation:

2 out of 5 is 40%

40 x 40% = 16

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