A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year where 188 responded "yes," and 417 responded "no." If a person is randomly chosen, find the probability that he/she has run a red light in the last year. Give your answer as a fraction or decimal.

A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year where 188 responded "yes," and 417 responded "no." If a person is randomly chosen, find the probability that he/she has run a red light in the last year. Give your answer as a fraction or decimal.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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