In a population, 93% of the people are right-handed, and 7% of the people are left-handed. In each of the last 100 days, 1 person in the population has been randomly stopped on the street, For the first 93 days, the person stopped was right-handed, and for the last 7 days, the person stopped was left-handed.

If the same person is allowed to be stopped on more than 1 day, what is the probability that the next person stopped will be right-handed?

A)
7%

B)
47%

C)
86%

D)
93%

Question

In a population, 93% of the people are right-handed, and 7% of the people are left-handed. In each of the last 100 days, 1 person in the population has been randomly stopped on the street, For the first 93 days, the person stopped was right-handed, and for the last 7 days, the person stopped was left-handed.

If the same person is allowed to be stopped on more than 1 day, what is the probability that the next person stopped will be right-handed?

A)
7%

B)
47%

C)
86%

D)
93%

anonymous · Answer

any help?

amistre64 · Answer

youre letting the numbers get in the way of the logical consequences

amistre64 · Answer

if 93% of the population is right handed; then what it the probability of picking a right handed person?

amistre64 · Answer

say i flip a fair coin 100 times, and get 100 tails,  whats the probability that the next flip lands on heads?

well each flip has a 50% chance so all the prior stuff is pointless.  i have a 50% chance of getting it to land on heads on the next flip