SOLUTION: Angel Sanchez has 6 books on a shelf; 3 mysteries, 2 science fiction books, and 1 biography. Determine the probability of each situation below.
a) Selecting one myster
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Question 1138101: Angel Sanchez has 6 books on a shelf; 3 mysteries, 2 science fiction books, and 1 biography. Determine the probability of each situation below.
a) Selecting one mystery and then one science fiction, with replacement
b) Selecting one mystery and then one science fiction, without replacement
a) The probability of selecting one mystery and then one science fiction, with replacement, is
(Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/2*1/3 with replacement or 1/6
1/2*2/5 without replacement or 1/5. Without replacement, there are 5 books remaining and 2 of them are science fiction.
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