In a survey of women who were asked to name their favorite colour,16% said blue,19% said red,19% said green,12% said yellow,and 11% said black.If you pick a survey participant at random,what is the probability that she named a colour different from the aforementioned colours?
A)0.16
B)0.23
C)0.77
D)0.20
E)0.82

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The total percentage of women who named one of the mentioned colors is 16% + 19% + 19% + 12% + 11% = 77%. Therefore, the probability that a randomly picked participant named a different color is 100% - 77% = 23%, or 0.23.

In a Survey of Women Who Were Asked to Name