SOLUTION: In a probability model, which of the following numbers could be the probability of an outcome: 0, 0.2, -0.01, - , , , 1, 1.5 a. 0, 0.2, -0.01, 1, 1.5 b. 0, 0.2, , 1

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Question 1098444: In a probability model, which of the following numbers could be the probability of an outcome:
0, 0.2, -0.01, - , , , 1, 1.5

a. 0, 0.2, -0.01, 1, 1.5

b. 0, 0.2, , 1

c. 0.2, , 1

d. 0, 0.2, -0.01, - , , 1

Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, MathTherapy:
Answer by greenestamps(13203)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Answer b.
Probabilities are always numbers between 0 and 1, inclusive.
No negatives, so -0.01 is out; and nothing greater than 1, so 1.5 is out.

Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

In a probability model, which of the following numbers could be the probability of an outcome:
0, 0.2, -0.01, - , , , 1, 1.5

a. 0, 0.2, -0.01, 1, 1.5

b. 0, 0.2, , 1

c. 0.2, , 1

d. 0, 0.2, -0.01, - , , 1
 

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