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document.write( "What is the probabilty that a person selected at random was not born on a Tuesday?\r
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document.write( "What is the probabilty that, of any two people selected at random, exactly one was born on a Tuesday \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #286117 by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1) \n" ); document.write( "Probability that a person selected was born on Tuesday P(A)= 1/7\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "probability that not born on Tuesday P'(A) = 1- P(A) = 6/7\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2) \n" ); document.write( "Probability that among 2 people,\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " first born on Tuesday and second on other day = 1/7* 6/7 = 6/49\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " first born on other day and second on Tuesday = 6/7 * 1/7 = 6/49\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "probability that exactly one was born on a Tuesday = 6/49 + 6/49 = 12/49 \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |