Question

hawa owns a small business selling clothing. she knows that in the last week 5 customers paid cash, 30 customers used a debit card, and 96 customers used a credit card. based on these results, express the probability that the next customer will pay with a debit card or a credit card as a percent to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Answer: 96%

Explanation:

To answer this question, we will find the probability that the next customer will pay with a debit card or credit card.

To do this, we will divide the total number of people who paid with a debit or credit card by the total number of customers.

`\displaystyle \frac{\text{debit and credit cards}}{{\text{total customers}}} =(30+96)/(5+30+96) =(126)/(131) =0.961832`

Next, we will multiply by 100 to transform the decimal into a percent, then we will round to the nearest whole number.

0.961832 * 100 = 96.1832% ≈ 96%