You randomly select 500 students and observe that 85 of them smoke. What is your estimate of the probability that a randomly selected student smokes?
A)0.27
B)0.5, because there are two possible outcomes for every student surveyed (smoke or don't smoke)
C)0.17
D)1.2

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The probability is calculated by dividing the number of students who smoke (85) by the total number of students surveyed (500), which gives 0.17.

You Randomly Select 500 Students and Observe That 85 of Them