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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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For this problem, assume that you weigh 500 duck hatchlings. You find that 93 are slightly underweight, 6 are severely underweight, and the rest are normal.

(1) What probability should be assigned to a single duck hatchling's being slightly underweight?

(2) What probability should be assigned to a single duck hatchling's being severely underweight?

(3) What probability should be assigned to a single duck hatchling's being normal?

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