Question

814

100,000
If the probability that a person will die in the next year is
probability that the person will not die in the next year?
what is the

Answer 1

0.99186 probability that the person will not die in the next year, and the correct option is A.

Explanation:

Dying and not dying in that year are complementary events, that is, one of them will happen. This means that the sum of their probabilities is 100% = 1.

The probability of dying is:

`p = (814)/(100000) = 0.00814`

So the probability of not dying is given by:

`P = 1-0.00814 = 0.99186`

0.99186 probability that the person will not die in the next year, and the correct option is A.