Question

In a survey of 364 children aged 19 – 36 months, it was found that 91 liked to eat potato chips. If a child is selected at random, the probability that he/she does not like to eat potato chips is ______.

Options

• 0.25

• 0.50

• 0.75

• 0.80

Answer 1

In a survey of 364 children aged 19 – 36 months, it was found that 91 liked to eat potato chips. If a child is selected at random, the probability that he/she does not like to eat potato chips is 0.75.

Explanation:

Total number of survey children’s age from 19 – 36 months, n(S) = 364.

In those of them 91 out of them liked to eat potato chips.

∴ Number of children who do not like to eat potato chips, n(E) = 364 – 91 = 273

∴ Probability that he/she does not like to eat potato chips = `(n(E))/(n(S)) = 273/364` = 0.75

Hence, the probability that he/she does not like to eat potato chips is 0.75.