A snack tray is arranged with 6 cups of apple slices in the first row, 8 cups of orange slices in the middle row, and 10 cups of grapes in the last row. The teacher will randomly give her first graders a cup of fruit as they enter the classroom. What is the probability that the first student who enters the classroom will be given a cup of apple slices?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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4) A snack tray is arranged with 6 cups of
apple slices in the first row, 8 cups of
orange slices in the middle row, and 10
cups of grapes in the last row. The
teacher will randomly give her first
graders a cup of fruit as they enter the
classroom.
What is the probability that the first
student who enters the classroom will be
given a cup of apple slices?
Transcribed Image Text:4) A snack tray is arranged with 6 cups of apple slices in the first row, 8 cups of orange slices in the middle row, and 10 cups of grapes in the last row. The teacher will randomly give her first graders a cup of fruit as they enter the classroom. What is the probability that the first student who enters the classroom will be given a cup of apple slices?
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Suppose an experiment consists of n total number of possible outcomes, out of which, n (A) are favorable to the event A [n (A) ≤ n]. Then, the probability of A is: P (A) = n (A) / n.

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