PRECALCULUS:GRAPHICAL,...-NASTA ED.
PRECALCULUS:GRAPHICAL,...-NASTA ED.
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134672090
Author: Demana
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10.1, Problem 37E
Solution

To explain: Why the following statement cannot be true.

The sum of the given probabilities is greater than  1 , therefore the given statement in the problem cannot be true.

Given information:

Statement: The probabilities that a computer salesperson will sell zero, one, two, or three computers in any one day are 0.12, 0.45, 0.38, and 0.15, respectively.

Explanation:

The first step is to take the sum of all the given probability as shown below:

  0.12+0.45+0.38+0.15=1.1

The chance of something happening is  100%  or  1 , then means the sum of all possibility's is equal to  100%  or  1 . When we add up all possibility's given in the problem, we get  1.1 , which can't happen.

Take note that the sum of all probabilities should be equal to  1 since it denotes a  100% . Since the sum of the given probabilities is greater than  11 , therefore the given statement in the problem cannot be true.

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Chapter 10 Solutions

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