Question

paid cash, 5 customers used a debit card, and 24 customers used a credit card.
based on these results, express the probability that the next customer will pay with cash as a percent to the nearest whole number.
answer attempt 1 out of a

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Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of customers

Total customers = \(5 + 5+24=34\)

Step2: Calculate probability of paying with cash

Probability \(P=\frac{\text{Number of cash - paying customers}}{\text{Total customers}}\)
\(P = \frac{5}{34}\)

Step3: Convert probability to percentage

\(P=\frac{5}{34}\times100\%\)
\(P=\frac{500}{34}\%\approx14.71\%\)
Rounding to the nearest whole number, we look at the decimal part. Since \(0.71\gt0.5\), we round up.

Answer:

\(15\%\)