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Compute the probability of each of the following events. Event A : The sum is greater than 8 . Event B : The sum is an odd number. Write your answers as fractions. (a) PA =   (b) PB =

Compute the probability of each of the following events. Event A : The sum is greater than 8 . Event B : The sum is an odd number. Write your answers as fractions. (a) PA =   (b) PB =

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
1st Edition
ISBN:9780547587776
Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL
Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL
Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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An ordinary (fair) die is a cube with the numbers
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Compute the probability of each of the following events.
Event
A
: The sum is greater than
8
.
Event
B
: The sum is an odd number.
Write your answers as fractions.
(a)
PA
=
 
(b)
PB
=
 

 

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