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A shelf has 20 bags of potatoes. Two of the bags have potatoes starting to go bad.

What is the expected probability of the complement of the event "bad bags of potatoes"?
0.1
0.2
0.8
0.9

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User Fiveagle
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0.1 would be the answer since 2 would be 10 percent of 20
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User Albertjan
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Answer:

0.9

Explanation:

Question: A shelf has 20 bags of potatoes. Two of the bags have potatoes starting to go bad.

The probability of drawing a bag with bad potatoes is less than 1.

TRUE (verified)

The probability of drawing a bag with good potatoes is greater than 0.

TRUE (verified)

What is the probability of drawing a bag with bad potatoes?

0.1 (verified)

What is the expected probability of the complement of the event?

0.9 (verified)

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