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Relative Frequencies — Quiz

Question 2 • College Readiness Mathematics

Passengers traveling by airplane have two options for their bags: carry-on (for smaller bags) or check (for large bags). An airline examines the baggage choices of its customers on a selection of short flights (less than 500 miles) and long flights (more than 500 miles). Length of Flight Short Long Total Baggage Options Carry-on 342 259 601 Check 178 311 489 Neither 53 32 85 Total 573 602 1175 What is the probability that a customer is on a short flight and checked their bag? Round the answer to four decimal places.

Answer
A
36 point 4 percent
B
48 point 8 percent
C
15 point 1 percent
D
31 point 1 percent

Explanation

There are 178 customers who were on a short flight and checked their bag, out of 1,175 customers total. The probability is 178 ÷ 1,175 ≈ 0.1515, or about 15.1%. Therefore, the correct choice is 15.1 percent.

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