Question

If the probability that a person will die in the next year is 771/100,000
what is the probability that the person will not die in the next year?

A. 0.771%
B. 99.229%
C. 0.229%
D. 99.771%

Answer 1

Answer:

(B) 99.229%

Step-by-step explanation:

If the probability of someone dying next year is $\frac{771}{100000}$, that means the probability of someone NOT dying next year is $\frac{100000-771}{100000} = \frac{99229}{100000}$.

To find the percent value of this fraction, we divide 99229 by 100000 and multiply by 100.

$\frac{99229}{100000} = 0.99229\cdot100=99.229$

So, the answer is B, 99.229%.

Hope this helped!

Answer 2

The answer to this question is B. Or 99.229%