In a parking lot there are only white cars, green cars, and red cars. If one car is selected at random from the lot, the probability that the selected car1would be a green car is16and the probability that it would be a red car isWhat is the probability that it would be a white car?8

In a parking lot there are only white cars, green cars, and red cars. If one car is selected at random from the lot, the probability that the selected car 1 1 would be a green car is and the probability that it would be a red car is What is the probability that it would be a white car? 6 8

In a parking lot there are only white cars, green cars, and red cars. If one car is selected at random from the lot, the probability that the selected car 1 1 would be a green car is and the probability that it would be a red car is What is the probability that it would be a white car? 6 8

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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In a parking lot there are only white cars, green cars, and red cars. If one car is selected at random from the lot, the probability that the selected car
1
would be a green car is
1
6
and the probability that it would be a red car is
What is the probability that it would be a white car?
8

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In a parking lot there are only white cars, green cars, and red cars. If one car is selected at random from the lot, the probability that the selected car would be a green car is 1/6 and the probability that it would be a red car is. 1/8

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P(green) = 1/6

P(red) = 1/8

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