What is the probability that Tori picks a boy? What is the probability that Tori picks someone whose name bigins with the letter J? If Tori draws a name 15 times and Tom's name is picked five times, what is the experimental probability that Tom's name is picked?

What is the probability that Tori picks a boy? What is the probability that Tori picks someone whose name bigins with the letter J? If Tori draws a name 15 times and Tom's name is picked five times, what is the experimental probability that Tom's name is picked?

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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Tori has four tickets to a football game. She can take three of her friends with her, but five of her frinds would like to go. They are Tom, Jill, Joe, Marvin, and Ginger. To decide, Tori writes each of her friends' names on a separate piece of paper and selects one.

What is the probability that Tori picks a boy?

What is the probability that Tori picks someone whose name bigins with the letter J?

If Tori draws a name 15 times and Tom's name is picked five times, what is the experimental probability that Tom's name is picked?

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