The Video Emporium rents DVDs and Blu-rays only. They surveyed their 1,168 rental receipts for the last two weeks. Eight hundred thirty-two customers rented DVDs, and 692 rented Blu-rays. (Enter your answers as fractions.) (a) What is the probability that a customer rents DVDs only? (b) What is the probability that a customer rents DVDs and Blu-rays?

The Video Emporium rents DVDs and Blu-rays only. They surveyed their 1,168 rental receipts for the last two weeks. Eight hundred thirty-two customers rented DVDs, and 692 rented Blu-rays. (Enter your answers as fractions.) (a) What is the probability that a customer rents DVDs only? (b) What is the probability that a customer rents DVDs and Blu-rays?

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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