Piper owns a small business selling clothing. She knows that in the last week 47 customers paid cash, 9 customers used a debit card, and 4 customers used a credit card. Based on these results, express the probability that the next customer will pay with a debit card as a fraction in simplest form. Answer:

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Calculate Total Customers: To find the probability that the next customer will pay with a debit card, we first need to determine the total number of customers from last week. Total customers = Number of customers who paid cash + Number of customers who used a debit card + Number of customers who used a credit card. Total customers = 47 (cash) + 9 (debit card) + 4 (credit card).Find Total Number: Now, we perform the calculation to find the total number of customers. Total customers = 47 + 9 + 4. Total customers = 60.Calculate Probability: Next, we express the probability that the next customer will pay with a debit card as a fraction. The probability is the number of customers who used a debit card divided by the total number of customers. Probability (debit card) = Number of customers who used a debit card / Total number of customers. Probability (debit card) = 9 / 60.Simplify Fraction: Finally, we simplify the fraction to its simplest form. 9/60 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 3. 9 ÷ 3 = 3 60 ÷ 3 = 20 So, 9/60 simplifies to 3/20.

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