Question

A survey of 300 randomly selected high school students determined that 236 play organized sports.

​(a) What is the probability that a randomly selected high school student plays organized​ sports? ​
(b) Interpret this probability.

Answer 1

Explanation:

(a) The probability that randomly selected high school student plays organized sport is 236/300 = 59/75 = 0.787 = 78.7%.

(b) The probability means that for every 75 random students selected, 59 of them plays organized sport.