There are four presidential candidates in a country. A street survey was conducted asking 2,500 registered voters which candidate they will vote for in the coming election. The table summarizes the results of the survey.
Candidate 1 : 250
Candidate 2 : 1,250
Candidate 3 : 450
Candidate 4 : 550
What is the probability of randomly selecting a person who will vote for
Candidate 1 or 2?
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To find the probability of randomly selecting a person who will vote for Candidate 1 or 2, we need to add the number of people who will vote for Candidate 1 and Candidate 2 and then divide by the total number of voters surveyed.
Number of people voting for Candidate 1 or 2 = 250 + 1250 = 1500
Total number of voters surveyed = 2500
Probability = (Number of people voting for Candidate 1 or 2) / (Total number of voters surveyed)
Probability = 1500 / 2500
Probability = 0.6
Therefore, the probability of randomly selecting a person who will vote for Candidate 1 or 2 is 0.6 or 60%.