Question

A recent survey of 1090 U.S. adults selected at random showed that 623 consider the occupation of firefighter to have very great prestige. Estimate the probability (to the nearest hundredth) that a U.S. adult selected at random thinks the occupation of firefighter has very great prestige.

Answer 1

0.572

Explanation:

From the question,

We have

n = 1090 of US adults

x = 623 selected from this population at random who consider the occupation to be one of great prestige

So we have that

The probability of X = x/n

= 623/1090

= 0.572

We conclude that 0.572 is the probability that a US adult selected at random thinks the occupation has great prestige.