Mr. C. Nile and Mr. D. Mented agreed to meet at 8 P.M. in one of the Spanish restaurants in Ybor City. They were both punctual, and they both remembered the date agreed on. Unfortunately, they forgot to specify the name of the restaurant. If there are 5 Spanish restaurants in Ybor City, and the 2 men each go to 1 of these, find the probability that the following occurs. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.) (a) They meet each other. (b) They miss each other.
Mr. C. Nile and Mr. D. Mented agreed to meet at 8 P.M. in one of the Spanish restaurants in Ybor City. They were both punctual, and they both remembered the date agreed on. Unfortunately, they forgot to specify the name of the restaurant. If there are 5 Spanish restaurants in Ybor City, and the 2 men each go to 1 of these, find the probability that the following occurs. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.) (a) They meet each other. (b) They miss each other.
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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Mr. C. Nile and Mr. D. Mented agreed to meet at 8 P.M. in one of the Spanish restaurants in Ybor City. They were both punctual, and they both remembered the date agreed on. Unfortunately, they forgot to specify the name of the restaurant. If there are 5 Spanish restaurants in Ybor City, and the 2 men each go to 1 of these, find the probability that the following occurs. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.)
(a) They meet each other.
(b) They miss each other.
(b) They miss each other.
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