Question

Refer to the given table on air travel. Suppose a flight that arrived at El Centro is selected at random. What is the probability that the flight did not arrive on time? Write your answer as a fraction. Airport Arrivals (Percent on Time) El Centro (CA) 80 Baltimore (MD) 82

Answer 1

In probability, you study the chances of an event to happen based on statistics gathered. Probability is always expressed as a part of a whole, thereby in fractions or percentages. From the statistics gathered, it said that 80% of the time, the plane arrives right on schedule in El Centro. That means that the probability of NOT arriving on time is the other portion, which is 20%. Thus, the answer is 20%.