Question

g A poll showed that 59.8% of Americans say they believe that Marilyn Monroe had an affair with JFK. What is the probability of randomly selecting someone who does not believe that Marilyn Monroe had an affair with JFK.

Answer 1

40.2% probability

Explanation:

Answer 2

40.2% probability of randomly selecting someone who does not believe that Marilyn Monroe had an affair with JFK.

Explanation:

We have these following probabilities:

59.8% probability that a randomly selected person believes Marilyn Monroe had an affair with JFK.

100-59.8 = 40.2% probability that a randomly selected person does not believe Marilyn Monroe had an affair with JFK.

Each person is independent of any other person, which means that each person has the same probabilities.

So

40.2% probability of randomly selecting someone who does not believe that Marilyn Monroe had an affair with JFK.