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ISBN: 9781938168208

Author: Barbara Illowsky, Susan Dean

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 3, Problem 12P

Use the following information to answer the next six exercises. There are 23 countries in North America, 12 countries In

South America. 7 countries In Europe, .4.4 countries in Africa, and Oceania (pacific region).

Let A = the event that a country is In Asia.

Let E the event that a country is In Europe.

Let F = he event that a country Is In Attica.

Let N = the event that a country is In North America.

Let 0 = the event that a country is In Oceania.

Let S = the event that a country is In South America.

Find P(A).

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