Kristina Karganova invites 17 relatives to a party: her mother, 4 aunts, 3 uncles, 4 brothers, 1 male cousin, and 4 female cousins. If the chances of any one guest arriving first are equally likely, find the probabilities that the first guest to arrive is as follows. (a) A brother or an uncle (b) A brother or a cousin (c) A brother or her mother H (a) Find the probability that the first guest to arrive is a brother or an uncle. (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.) (b) Find the probability that the first guest to arrive is a brother or a cousin.
Kristina Karganova invites 17 relatives to a party: her mother, 4 aunts, 3 uncles, 4 brothers, 1 male cousin, and 4 female cousins. If the chances of any one guest arriving first are equally likely, find the probabilities that the first guest to arrive is as follows. (a) A brother or an uncle (b) A brother or a cousin (c) A brother or her mother H (a) Find the probability that the first guest to arrive is a brother or an uncle. (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.) (b) Find the probability that the first guest to arrive is a brother or a cousin.
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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
Problem 2C
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![Kristina Karganova invites 17 relatives to a party: her mother, 4 aunts, 3
uncles, 4 brothers, 1 male cousin, and 4 female cousins. If the chances of
any one guest arriving first are equally likely, find the probabilities that the first
guest to arrive is as follows.
(a) A brother or an uncle
(b) A brother or a cousin
(c) A brother or her mother
COD
(a) Find the probability that the first guest to arrive is a brother or an uncle.
(Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
(b) Find the probability that the first guest to arrive is a brother or a cousin.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa407b3eb-b25a-4d52-9002-27db7d2513dd%2Fe83c7811-b8a3-4529-93b6-641201580a03%2Fbpx40fk_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Kristina Karganova invites 17 relatives to a party: her mother, 4 aunts, 3
uncles, 4 brothers, 1 male cousin, and 4 female cousins. If the chances of
any one guest arriving first are equally likely, find the probabilities that the first
guest to arrive is as follows.
(a) A brother or an uncle
(b) A brother or a cousin
(c) A brother or her mother
COD
(a) Find the probability that the first guest to arrive is a brother or an uncle.
(Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
(b) Find the probability that the first guest to arrive is a brother or a cousin.
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