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A randomly generated list of integers from 0 to 7 is being used to simulate an

event, with the numbers 1 and 3 representing a success. What is the
estimated probability of a success?
O
A. 50%
B. 60%
ОО
C. 25%
D. 29%

User Colapsnux
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Hi there!


\large\boxed{\text{ C. } 25\%}}

We have the numbers:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

There are 8 total numbers, and 2 of those numbers (1 and 3) represent a success. Therefore:


\text{p(success)} = \frac{\text{number of successes}}{total}\\\\\text{p(success)} = (2)/(8) = (1)/(4) = \boxed{25\%}

User Max Markov
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