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Probability For each of the values, state whether the number could be the probability of an event. Give a reason for your answers. a. $99 \%$ b. $0.9$ c. $9.9$ d. $0.0099$ e. $-0.90$

          Probability For each of the values, state whether the number could be the probability of an event. Give a reason for your answers.
a. $99 \%$
b. $0.9$
c. $9.9$
d. $0.0099$
e. $-0.90$

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Elementary Statistics a Step by Step Approach

Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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$99 \% = 0.99$. Since $0 \leq 0.99 \leq 1$, this value could be the probability of an event. b. $0.9$. Since $0 \leq 0.9 \leq 1$, this value could be the probability of an event. c. $9.9$. Since $9.9 > 1$, this value cannot be the probability of an event. Show more…

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Probability For each of the values, state whether the number could be the probability of an event. Give a reason for your answers. a. $99 \%$ b. $0.9$ c. $9.9$ d. $0.0099$ e. $-0.90$