A recent survey of 1030 U.S. adults selected at random showed that 689 consider the occupation of firefighter to have very great prestige. Estimate the probability (to the nearest hundredth) that a U.S. adult selected at random thinks the occupation of firefighter has very great prestige.

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Answer:

66.89% probability (to the nearest hundredth) that a U.S. adult selected at random thinks the occupation of firefighter has very great prestige.

Step-by-step explanation:

A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

Desired outcomes:

The number of adults who think that firefighters have very high prestige. So [tex]D = 689[/tex]

Total outcomes:

The total number of adults surveyed, so [tex]T = 1030[/tex]

Probability:

[tex]P = \frac{D}{T} = \frac{689}{1030} = 0.6689[/tex]

66.89% probability (to the nearest hundredth) that a U.S. adult selected at random thinks the occupation of firefighter has very great prestige.