An owner of a small store knows that in the last week 54 customers paid with cash , 42 paid with debit card,and 153 paid with cr

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An owner of a small store knows that in the last week 54 customers paid with cash , 42 paid with debit card,and 153 paid with cr

edit card. Based on the number of customers from last week , which fraction is closest to the probability that the next next customer will pay with cash

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snow_lady [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-11T20:28:58+03:00

snow_lady [41]3 years ago

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Answer: 18 /83

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the total number of customers

T = 54 + 42 + 153 = 249

The probability of the next customer paying with cash is (number of customers paid with cash / total customers)

= 54 / 249

which reduces to

18 /83