María Victoria measured the outcomes of throwing a cone 20 times. The results are provided in the following table: Result sideways upright Find the probability that María Victoria will throw the same cone upright on the next attempt? (Round the answer to 4 decimal places.) Frequency 3 17

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María Victoria measured the outcomes of throwing a cone 20 times. The results are provided in the
following table:
Frequency
3
17
Result
sideways
upright
Find the probability that María Victoria will throw the same cone upright on the next attempt?
(Round the answer to 4 decimal places.)
Transcribed Image Text:María Victoria measured the outcomes of throwing a cone 20 times. The results are provided in the following table: Frequency 3 17 Result sideways upright Find the probability that María Victoria will throw the same cone upright on the next attempt? (Round the answer to 4 decimal places.)
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A is the event associated with a sample space in which n equally likely outcomes present. If n(A) is the number of outcomes favorable to A then by classical definition of probability, the probability of an event A is

P(A)=n(A)/n

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