SOLUTION: If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on the first Monday in February, legend says that winter will last 6 more weeks. In 102 years, Phil has seen his shadow 73 times. I NEED TO

Question 532131: If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on the first Monday in February, legend says that winter will last 6 more weeks. In 102 years, Phil has seen his shadow 73 times.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on the first Monday in February, legend says that winter will last 6 more weeks. In 102 years, Phil has seen his shadow 73 times.
(a) What is the probability that Phil will see his shadow on a randomly chosen Groundhog Day?:::73/102
(b) What kind of probability (classical, empirical or subjective) is this?:::
empirical.
Comment: The only formula involved is
P(success) = (# of ways to succeed)/(# of ways to succeed + # of ways to fail)
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You can look up the definition of empirical probability using Google.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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