You are given the probability that an event will happen.Find the probability that the event will not happen. $P ( E ) = 0.87$
A)0.87
B)0.13
C)0.065
D)0
E)1

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The probability of an event not happening is equal to 1 minus the probability of the event happening. Therefore, the answer is 1 - probability of the event happening. In this case, since only the probability of the event happening is given, we subtract it from 1 to get the probability of the event not happening. Therefore, the answer is 0.13, which is option B. Option A (0.87) is the incorrect answer as it is the probability of the event happening. Option C (0.065) is not a valid answer as it is too low and cannot be the probability of something occurring or not occurring. Option D (0) cannot be the answer since the probability of something not happening cannot be 0. Finally, option E (1) is also incorrect as there is no event with a 100% chance of happening, and the question does not provide enough information to conclude that the event will certainly not happen.

You Are Given the Probability That an Event Will Happen P(E)=0.87P ( E ) = 0.87P(E)=0.87

You Are Given the Probability That an Event Will Happen $P ( E ) = 0.87$