
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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A bag has 5 apples, 10 oranges, and 5 peaches.
What is the probability of pulling out an apple? Enter your answers in this order: reduced fraction, decimal, and then percent.
?(?)=P(A)= Answer (reduced fraction) == Answer (decimal) == Answer%%
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What is the probability of pulling out an orange?
?(?)=P(O)= Answer (reduced fraction) == Answer (decimal) == Answer%%.
Which is more likely to occur? Answer
Why? Answer
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