SOLUTION: Of the 30 people to order drinks in a restaurant, 7 of them ordered tea, 10 ordered coke, and 13 ordered water. What is the empirical probability the next order will be a coke?

Question 79023: Of the 30 people to order drinks in a restaurant, 7 of them ordered tea, 10 ordered coke, and 13 ordered water.
What is the empirical probability the next order will be a coke?
A. 1/3
B. 2/3
C. 1:3
D. 7/30
What are the odds that the next person will order water?
A. 13:30
B. 13:17
C. 17:13
D. 17:30
What is the empirical probability the next order is NOT water?
A. 13/30
B. 7/30
C. 17/30
D. 10/30
What is the probability the next two orders are both tea?
A. 14/900
B. 371/900
C. 7/15
D. 49/900
What is the probability the next two orders are coke OR water?
A. 13/90
B. 23/30
C. 7/30
D. 28/45
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Of the 30 people to order drinks in a restaurant, 7 of them ordered tea, 10 ordered coke, and 13 ordered water.
What is the empirical probability (the next order will be a coke) = 10/30=1/3
A. 1/3
B. 2/3
C. 1:3
D. 7/30
What are the odds that the next person will order water= 13:17
A. 13:30
B. 13:17
C. 17:13
D. 17:30
What is the empirical probability (the next order is NOT water) 17/30
A. 13/30
B. 7/30
C. 17/30
D. 10/30
What is the probability (the next two orders are both tea)= (7/30)^2=49/900
A. 14/900
B. 371/900
C. 7/15
D. 49/900
What is the probability (the next two orders are coke OR water)
=10/30+13/30=23/30
A. 13/90
B. 23/30
C. 7/30
D. 28/45
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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