SOLUTION: Please help me solve! Pet Shop. A pet shop is selling a calico cat, a Siamese cat, a Persian cat, and a Himalayan cat. The Chens are going to select two cats to bring home as pe

Question 127619: Please help me solve!
Pet Shop. A pet shop is selling a calico cat, a Siamese cat, a Persian cat, and a Himalayan cat. The Chens are going to select two cats to bring home as pets.
a) Determine the number of points in the sample space.
b) Construct a tree diagram and list the sample space.
Find the probability they select
c) the Persian cat
d) the Persian cat and the calico cat
e) cats other than the Persian cat
Thank you in advance
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pet Shop. A pet shop is selling a calico cat, a Siamese cat, a Persian cat, and a Himalayan cat. The Chens are going to select two cats to bring home as pets.
a) Determine the number of points in the sample space.
# of ways to select two cats = 4C2 = 6
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b) Construct a tree diagram and list the sample space.
(C,S),(C,P),(C,H),(S,P),(S,H),(P,H)
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Find the probability they select
c) the Persian cat
3/6 = 1/2
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d) the Persian cat and the calico cat
1/6
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e) cats other than the Persian cat
3/6 = 1/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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