An owner of a small store knows that in the last week 54 customers paid with cash, 42 paid with debit card, and 153 paid with credit card. Based on the number of customers from last week, which fraction is closest to the probability that the next next customer will pay with cash

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Lane Stein

2 October, 09:39

An owner of a small store knows that in the last week 54 customers paid with cash, 42 paid with debit card, and 153 paid with credit card. Based on the number of customers from last week, which fraction is closest to the probability that the next next customer will pay with cash

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Abraham Mills · Answer 1

Answer: 18 / 83

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the total number of customers

T = 54 + 42 + 153 = 249

The probability of the next customer paying with cash is (number of customers paid with cash / total customers)

= 54 / 249

which reduces to

18 / 83