TABLE 5-1 The Probability That a Particular Type of Smoke Alarm Will

question 57

Short Answer

TABLE 5-1
The probability that a particular type of smoke alarm will function properly and sound an alarm in the presence of smoke is 0.8. You have 2 such alarms in your home and they operate independently.
-Referring to Table 5-1, the probability that at least one sounds an alarm in the presence of smoke is ________.

Recognize and plot numbers and their opposites on the real number line.

Evaluate expressions involving multiple arithmetic operations accurately.

Understand and perform operations with mixed numbers.

Perform arithmetic operations on fractions and express the result in simplest form.

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