Just How Accurate Are the Weather Forecasts We Hear Every

Just how accurate are the weather forecasts we hear every day? The table below compares the daily forecast with a city's actual weather for a year. $\begin{array}{|l|cc|}&\text { Actual Weather }\\\hline \text {forecast }& \text { Rain } & \text { No rain } \\\hline \text { Rain } & 28 & 55 \\\text { No rain } & 11 & 271 \\\hline\end{array}$ What percent of the time was the forecast correct?

A) 74.2%
B) 7.7%
C) 81.9%
D) 77.3%
E) 18.1%

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