At a music store in New York City, 64 people entering the store were selected at random and were asked to choose their favorite type of music. Of the 64, 12 chose rock, 18 chose country, 4 chose classical and 30 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.

At a music store in New York City, 64 people entering the store were selected at random and were asked to choose their favorite type of music. Of the 64, 12 chose rock, 18 chose country, 4 chose classical and 30 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.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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