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Answer:
a.
0.2805 = 28.05% probability that an inventor has a best idea from 6 A.M. to 12 noon.
0.1273 = 12.73% probability that an inventor has a best idea from 12 noon to 6 P.M.
0.3385 = 33.85% probability that an inventor has a best idea from 6 P.M. to 12 midnight.
0.2536 = 25.36% probability that an inventor has a best idea from 12 midnight to 6 A.M.
b. They do, as the the sum of the probabilities of all possible outcomes should be 1, as is in this question.
Step-by-step explanation:
A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the total outcomes.
We have:
A total of 966 inventors.
Question a:
6 A.M. to 12 noon
271 out of 966, so:
[tex]p = \frac{271}{966} = 0.2805[/tex]
0.2805 = 28.05% probability that an inventor has a best idea from 6 A.M. to 12 noon.
12 noon to 6 P.M.
123 out of 966, so:
[tex]p = \frac{123}{966} = 0.1273[/tex]
0.1273 = 12.73% probability that an inventor has a best idea from 12 noon to 6 P.M.
6 P.M. to 12 midnight
327 out of 966, so:
[tex]p = \frac{327}{966} = 0.3385[/tex]
0.3385 = 33.85% probability that an inventor has a best idea from 6 P.M. to 12 midnight.
12 midnight to 6 A.M.
245 out of 966. So
[tex]p = \frac{245}{966} = 0.2536[/tex]
0.2536 = 25.36% probability that an inventor has a best idea from 12 midnight to 6 A.M.
b. Do the probabilities add up to 1? Why should they?
0.2805 + 0.1273 + 0.3385 + 0.2536 = 1
They do, as the the sum of the probabilities of all possible outcomes should be 1, as is in this question.
