Question

prison education in a federal prison, inmates can select to complete high school, take college courses, or do neither. the following sun obtained using ages of the inmates.

age high school courses college courses neither
under 30 59 107 447
30 and over 26 32 354

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choose a prisoner at random. find the following probabilities. round the answers to at least three decimal places.

part: 0 / 3

part 1 of 3

the probability that the prisoner does not take classes is

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of inmates

$59 + 107+447+26 + 32+354=1025$

Step2: Calculate number of inmates who do not take classes

$447+354 = 801$

Step3: Calculate the probability

$\frac{801}{1025}\approx0.794$

Answer:

0.794