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Introduction to Probability — Quiz

Question 6 • Algebra II

Anna says there is a 0 point 1 5 probability that at least one of her shoes comes untied during her morning jogs. Which is the correct interpretation of this probability?

Answer
A
When Anna jogs tomorrow morning, 15 percent of her shoes will come untied.
B
If you take a very large sample of Anna’s morning jogs, at least one shoe will come untied about 15 percent of the time.
C
Fifteen percent of all joggers will experience a shoe that comes untied when they jog.
D
If Anna jogs 100 mornings, then at least one shoe will come untied exactly 15 times.

Explanation

A probability of 0.15 means that, over a very large number of Anna’s morning jogs, at least one shoe would be expected to come untied about 15% of the time. It does not predict exactly what will happen on her next jog or guarantee exactly 15 such mornings out of 100.

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