Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Chapter 13 - Counting and Probability - 13.3 Probability - 13.3 Asses Your Understanding - Page 866: 53

Answer

$0.63$

Work Step by Step

We know that $P(\text{an event happens})=1-P(\text{an event doesn't happen}).$ Hence, here (with $37\%=0.37$) we have $P(\text{does not own a cat})=1-P(\text{owns a cat})\\ P(\text{does not own a cat})=1-0.37\\ P(\text{does not own a cat})=0.63$
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