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5.5 Exercise 67

Avg difficulty 2.5

Express the probability as both a fraction and a decimal. (Round to three decimal places, if necessary.)

There are 2424 people who work in Dane’s department. Next week, one person will be selected at random to bring in doughnuts. Find the probability that Dane will be selected. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, 5.5 Averages and Probability, exercise 67

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