Solve the Problem. -What Do You Conclude About the Claim Below? Do Not

question 53

Essay

Solve the problem.
-What do you conclude about the claim below? Do not use formal procedures or exact calculations. Use only the rare event rule and make a subjective estimate to determine whether the event is likely. Claim: An employee of a company is equally likely to take a sick day on any day of the week. Last year, the total number of sick days taken by all the employees of the company was 143. Of these, 52 were Mondays, 14 were Tuesdays, 17 were Wednesdays, 17 were Thursdays, and 43 were Fridays.

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Definitions:

Algebraic Expression

A mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operation symbols but does not contain an equality sign.

Simplify

To make something easier to understand or do by reducing its complexity.

Collect Like Terms

The process of combining terms in an algebraic expression that have the same variables raised to the same power.

Simplify

To make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.