Question

Suppose that 59% of people own dogs. If you pick two people at random, what is the probability that they both own a dog? Give your answer as a decimal (to at least 3 places) or fraction____________

Answer 1

Given:

Suppose that 59% of people own dogs.

Required:

To find the probability.

Explanation:

59% is equal to the 0.59.

If we pick two people at random, the probability of two people having dogs is

$\begin{gathered} 0.59\times0.59 \\ =0.3481 \end{gathered}$

Final Answer:

$0.3481$