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The table below shows the number of state parks in a certain state that contain camping facilities and bicycle paths.
| Has bicycle paths | Does not have bicycle paths | |
| Has camping facilities | 20 | 5 |
| Does not have camping facilities | 8 | 4 |
If one of these state parks is selected at random, what is the probability that it has camping facilities but does not have bicycle paths?
The table below shows the number of state parks in a certain state that contain camping
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Probability & Conditional Probability — Simple probability. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is correct. The total number of state parks in the state is 
. According to the table, 5 of these have camping facilities but not bicycle paths. Therefore, if a state park is selected at random, the probability that it has camping facilities but not bicycle paths is .
Choice B is incorrect. This is the probability that a state park selected at random from the state parks with camping facilities does not have bicycle paths. Choice C is incorrect. This is the probability that a state park selected at random from the state parks with bicycle paths does not have camping facilities. Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability that a state park selected at random from the state parks without bicycle paths does have camping facilities.
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