A national park is famous for its beautiful desert landscape and its many natural rock formations. The following table is based on information gathered by a park ranger of all rock formations of at least 3 feet. The height of the rock formation is rounded to the nearest foot. Height of rock formation, feet 3–9 10–29 30–49 50–74 75 and higher Number of rock formations in park 112 84 35 34 11 For a rock formation chosen at random from this park, use the preceding information to estimate the probability that the height of the rock formation is as follows. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)   (a) 3 to 9 feet   (b) 30 feet or taller   (c) 3 to 49 feet   (d) 10 to 74 feet   (e) 75 feet or taller

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A national park is famous for its beautiful desert landscape and its many natural rock formations. The following table is based on information gathered by a park ranger of all rock formations of at least 3 feet. The height of the rock formation is rounded to the nearest foot.

Height of rock formation, feet 3–9 10–29 30–49 50–74 75 and higher
Number of rock formations in park 112 84 35 34 11

For a rock formation chosen at random from this park, use the preceding information to estimate the probability that the height of the rock formation is as follows. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)

 

(a) 3 to 9 feet
 

(b) 30 feet or taller
 

(c) 3 to 49 feet
 

(d) 10 to 74 feet
 

(e) 75 feet or taller

 

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