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The National Fire Protection Association reports that 32% of fires in 2006 were in
Chapter 5, Problem 9(choose chapter or problem)
The National Fire Protection Association reports that 32% of fires in 2006 were in structures. What is the probability that a randomly selected fire from 2006 was in a structure? What is the probability that a randomly selected fire from 2006 occurred somewhere other than in a structure?
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QUESTION:
The National Fire Protection Association reports that 32% of fires in 2006 were in structures. What is the probability that a randomly selected fire from 2006 was in a structure? What is the probability that a randomly selected fire from 2006 occurred somewhere other than in a structure?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
P(X) = (Number Of Ways In Which X Can Happen) / (Total Number Of Ways In Which The Event Can Happen)
Here, P(X) represents the probability of the event X. Thus we can write:
P(X) = n/N; where ‘n’ is the number of favorable outcomes and ‘N’ is the number of total possible outcomes.