In Exercises 13–20, express the indicated degree of likelihood as a probability value between 0 and 1. 16. Pierced Ears Based on a Harris poll, there is a 50−50 chance that a randomly selected adult has pierced ears.

In Exercises 13–20, express the indicated degree of likelihood as a probability value between 0 and 1. 16. Pierced Ears Based on a Harris poll, there is a 50−50 chance that a randomly selected adult has pierced ears.

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