A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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After years of low attendance, the Washington Nationals move back to Montreal and once again are the Montreal Expos. If the probability of the Montreal Expos winning the World Series is 1/26,

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What is the probability of the Expos not winning?  

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