A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Suppose the probability of an IRS audit is 1.4 percent for U.S. taxpayers who file form 1040 and who earned $100,000 or more.

 

(a) What are the odds that such a taxpayer will be audited? (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)

  

Odds that a taxpayer will be audited  

 

 

b) What are the odds against such a taxpayer being audited? (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)

  

Odds against a taxpayer being audited 

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