Question

In a housing project, there are 350 households in which English is spoken, 50 in which Spanish is spoken, and 100 in which the language is other than English or Spanish. If a psychologist approaches a house at random to conduct an interview, the chance that the language in that household will NOT be English is?
a. 1/500 = .002.b. 50/350 = .14.c. 150/500 = .3.d. 150/350 = .43.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is C) $\frac{150}{500}=0.3$.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

There are 350 households in which English is spoken, 50 in which Spanish is spoken, and 100 in which the language is other than English or Spanish.

Total total number of household = 350 + 50 + 100 = 500

Non English household = 100 + 50 = 150

[ tex]Probability = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}[/tex]

$P=\frac{150}{500}=0.3$

Hence, the correct option is C) $\frac{150}{500}=0.3$.