A cooler at a picnic contains 100 cans of soda covered by ice. There are 16 cans of cola, 46 cans of orange soda, 20 cans of Ginger ale and 18 cans of root beer. The cans are all the same size and shape. If one can is selected at random from the cooler determine the probability that the soda selected is cola, ginger ale, or orange soda.

A cooler at a picnic contains 100 cans of soda covered by ice. There are 16 cans of cola, 46 cans of orange soda, 20 cans of Ginger ale and 18 cans of root beer. The cans are all the same size and shape. If one can is selected at random from the cooler determine the probability that the soda selected is cola, ginger ale, or orange soda.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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