Oil Spills. The U. S. Coast Guard maintains a database of the number, source, and location of oil spills in U. S. navigable and territorial waters. The following is a probability distribution for location of oil spill events. [SOURCE: Statistical Abstract of the United States] Location Probability Atlantic Ocean 0. 008 Pacific Ocean 0. 037 Gulf of Mexico 0. 233 Great Lakes 0. 020 Other lakes 0. 002 Rivers and canals 0. 366 Bays and sounds 0. 146 Harbors 0. 161 Other 0. 027 Apply the special addition rule to find the percentage of oil spills in U.S. navigable and territorial waters that a. occur in an ocean. b. occur in a lake or harbor. c. do not occur in a lake, ocean, river, or canal.

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Oil Spills. The U. S. Coast Guard maintains a database of the number, source, and location of oil spills in U. S. navigable and territorial waters. The following is a probability distribution for location of oil spill events. [SOURCE: Statistical Abstract of the United States]

Location	Probability
Atlantic Ocean	0. 008
Pacific Ocean	0. 037
Gulf of Mexico	0. 233
Great Lakes	0. 020
Other lakes	0. 002
Rivers and canals	0. 366
Bays and sounds	0. 146
Harbors	0. 161
Other	0. 027