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Please help.
A: 4/7
B: 3/7
C:5/7
D: 2/7

Please help. A: 4/7 B: 3/7 C:5/7 D: 2/7-example-1

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Answer:

D: 2/7

Explanation:

The probability of an event x is how likely the event will occur. It is given as;

P(x) = number of expected outcomes / number of possible outcomes

Given:

Event A = The place is a city.

Therefore,

P(A) is the probability that the event A happens. i.e the probability that a place is a city.

P(
A^c) is the probability that the event A does not happen. i.e the probability that a place is not a city

Also,

The sum of the probability that an event happens and the probability that the event does not happen is equal to 1. i.e

P(A) + P(
A^c) = 1

From the table,

P(
A^c) is found by counting the number of places that does not have a tick on the "is a city" column, then divide the result by the total number of places. i.e

P(
A^c) = 2 รท 7

P(
A^c) = 2/7

Therefore P(
A^c) which is the probability that the place is not a city is 2/7

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