Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Counting Methods and Probability Theory - 11.4 Fundamentals of Probability - Exercise Set 11.4 - Page 716: 60

Answer

$\approx0.15$

Work Step by Step

We know that probability$=\frac{\text{number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{number of all outcomes}}.$ The number of total outcomes is $29.3$ million. The number of male people living alone in the ages of 45-64 is $4.3$ million. Thus probability: $\frac{4.3}{29.3}\approx0.15$
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