Lauren drinks a variety of soft drinks. Over the past month, she has had 15 diet colas, 2 cans of lemonade, and 7 cans of root beer. a. Given this history, what is the probability that her next drink will be a diet cola? Lemonade? Root beer? b. What definition of probability should be used to answer this question? a. The probability that her next drink will be a diet cola is. (Round to two decimal places as needed.)

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Lauren drinks a variety of soft drinks. Over the past month, she has had 15 diet colas, 2 cans of lemonade, and 7 cans of root beer.
a. Given this history, what is the probability that her next drink will be a diet cola? Lemonade? Root beer?
b. What definition of probability should be used to answer this question?
a. The probability that her next drink will be a diet cola is
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