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A business student is searching for a used car to purchase, so she posts an ad t

ID: 3380711 • Letter: A

Question

A business student is searching for a used car to purchase, so she posts an ad to a website saying she wants to buy a used car between $16,000 and $18,000. She learns that there are 154 cars matching that description within a 30-mile radius of her home. Assume that those are the people who will call her and that they are equally likely to call her. Complete parts a through d. What is the probability that the first caller will own car of make D? What is the probability that the first caller will own a car of make D that costs between $16,000 and $16,999?

Explanation / Answer

P( Caller will own a car of make D) = 26/254 = 0.102