In a Survey, Americans Were Asked How Well Informed They

question 78

Multiple Choice

In a survey, Americans were asked how well informed they are about new scientific discoveries.The results are shown in the pie graph below. If two people from the survey are chosen at random, what is the probability that neither person feels somewhat informed about scientific discoveries? Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.

• A) 0.3864
• B) 0.1764
• C) 0.5929
• D) 0.7921
• E) 0.3738

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