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At a music store in New York City,
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people entering the store were selected at random and were asked to choose their favorite type of music. Of the
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chose rock,
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chose country,
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chose classical and
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chose something other than rock, country, or classical.a) Determine the empirical probability that the next person entering the store favors rock music.
b) Determine the empirical probability that the next person entering the store favors country music.
c) Determine the empirical probability that the next person entering the store favors something other than rock, country, or classical music.
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