A survey shows that 15% of men in a certain town are tall. if a man is chosen on the street of the town are afternoor. What is the probability that he is short?
1-.15= .85 or 85%
15% tall
85% not tall
does that mean they are short?
YES
15% tall
85% short
t(n)=100%
P(short man)=85/100=17/20
1-. 15=. 85 or 85 percent
Total pr(e) =100%
Pr(tall)=15%
Total pr(e)=100%
:-total pr(e)-pr(tall)=pr(short)
100%-15%=85%
:-pr(short)=(85/100)%
Pr(short)=17/20
To find the probability that a man chosen at random is short, we need to subtract the percentage of men who are tall from 100%.
Since the survey shows that 15% of men are tall, it means that the remaining 100% - 15% = 85% of men are not tall, or in other words, they are short.
Thus, the probability that a man chosen at random is short is 85%.