Question

In a New York Times/CBS News Poll, respondents were asked if it should be legal or illegal to send a text message while driving. Eight said that it should be legal and 804 said that it should be illegal. What is the probability of randomly selecting someone who believes it should be legal to text while driving

Answer 1

Answer:
`\frac2{201}`

Explanation:

Number of persons said it is legal to text while driving = 8

Number of persons said it is illegal to text while driving = 804

Total persons sampled = 804+8 = 812

Since probability =
`\frac{\text{favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total outcomes}}`

The probability of randomly selecting someone who believes it should be legal to text while driving =
`(8)/(804)=\frac2{201}`

Required probability =
`\frac2{201}`