Approximately 281,000,000 people over age five live in the United States. Of these people, 55,000,000 speak a language other than English at home. Of those who speak another language at home, 62.3 percent speak Spanish. Let E = speaks English at home; E′ = speaks another language at home; and S = speaks Spanish. Finish each probability statement by

Approximately 281,000,000 people over age five live in the United States. Of these people, 55,000,000 speak a language other than English at home. Of those who speak another language at home, 62.3 percent speak Spanish. Let E = speaks English at home; E′ = speaks another language at home; and S = speaks Spanish. Finish each probability statement by

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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