Question

tanisha owns a small business selling bagels. she knows that in the last week 61 customers paid cash, 5 customers used a debit card, and 45 customers used a credit card. based on these results, express the probability that the next customer will pay with cash as a decimal to the nearest hundredth. answer attempt 1 out of 2

Explanation:

Step1: Find total number of customers

To find the total number of customers, we add the number of customers who paid cash, used a debit card, and used a credit card. So, total customers = 61 (cash) + 5 (debit) + 45 (credit) = 111.

Step2: Calculate probability of cash payment

The probability of an event is the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes. Here, favorable outcomes (cash payment) is 61, and total outcomes is 111. So, probability = $\frac{61}{111} \approx 0.55$ (rounded to the nearest hundredth).

Answer:

0.55