Just How Accurate Are the Weather Forecasts We Hear Every

question 65

Multiple Choice

Just how accurate are the weather forecasts we hear every day? The table below compares the daily forecast with a city's actual weather for a year. $\begin{array}{|l|cc|}&\text { Actual Weather }\\\hline \text {forecast }& \text { Rain } & \text { No rain } \\\hline \text { Rain } & 28 & 55 \\\text { No rain } & 11 & 271 \\\hline\end{array}$ What percent of the time was the forecast correct?

• A)74.2%
• B)7.7%
• C)81.9%
• D)77.3%
• E)18.1%