Which of the following events is not a classical probability?   a. The probability of repairing a washing machine during a six-year period is 0.10.   b. The probability of rolling a die and getting 6 is 1/6.   c. The probability of choosing six numbers from 1 to 40 that match the six numbers drawn by a state lottery is 1/3,838,380.   d. The probability of pulling a spade king from a deck of cards is 1/52.

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Which of the following events is not a classical probability?

  a.

The probability of repairing a washing machine during a six-year period is 0.10.

  b.

The probability of rolling a die and getting 6 is 1/6.

  c.

The probability of choosing six numbers from 1 to 40 that match the six numbers drawn by a state lottery is 1/3,838,380.

  d.

The probability of pulling a spade king from a deck of cards is 1/52.

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we have to find which of the following is not a classical probability ?

  a.

The probability of repairing a washing machine during a six-year period is 0.10.

  b.

The probability of rolling a die and getting 6 is 1/6.

  c.

The probability of choosing six numbers from 1 to 40 that match the six numbers drawn by a state lottery is 1/3,838,380.

  d.

The probability of pulling a spade king from a deck of cards is 1/52.

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