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?
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?
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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ISBN:9780547587776
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
Problem 2C
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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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