Consider a square board 3' x 3' (or picture frame) hung on a wall. The board is subdivided into 9 squares with equal size (1' x 1'). A child throws a gooey blob at the board that cleanly lands in one of the 9 squares with equal likelihood. If the squares are numbered 1 to 9, (a) Find the prob that the blob lands in square #1. (b) Find the prob that the blob lands in one of the squares numbered 1 to 5,
Consider a square board 3' x 3' (or picture frame) hung on a wall. The board is subdivided into 9 squares with equal size (1' x 1'). A child throws a gooey blob at the board that cleanly lands in one of the 9 squares with equal likelihood. If the squares are numbered 1 to 9, (a) Find the prob that the blob lands in square #1. (b) Find the prob that the blob lands in one of the squares numbered 1 to 5,
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Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section10.8: Probability
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Consider a square board 3' x 3' (or picture
frame) hung on a wall. The board is
subdivided into 9 squares with equal size
(1' x 1'). A child throws a gooey blob at the
board that cleanly lands in one of the 9 squares
with equal likelihood. If the squares are
numbered 1 to 9,
(a) Find the prob that the blob lands in square
#1.
(b) Find the prob that the blob lands in one of
the squares numbered 1 to 5, inclusive.
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