Concept explainers
(a)
To explain why would we support choosing at random in each of the following situations given and give reason.
(a)
Explanation of Solution
We should allow chance to decide who gets the ticket because no one student has a better claim on a ticket than another student.
(b)
To explain why would we support choosing at random in each of the following situations given and give reason.
(b)
Explanation of Solution
We should not allow chance to decide who will get the liver transplant because one patient will need the liver transplant more urgently than the other patients, so this patient should get the transplant over the others.
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