document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=445670>Question 445670</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An aquarium at a pet store contains 40 orange sword fish (22 female and 18 males) and 28 green swordfish (12 females and 16 males).  You randomly net one of the fish:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	a.  What is the probability that it is an orange swordfish?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	b.  What is the probability that it is a male fish?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	c.  What is the probability that it is an orange female swordfish?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	d.  What is the probability that it is a female or a green swordtail?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	e.  Are the events “male” and “female” mutually exclusive? Explain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	f.  Are the events “male” and “swordfish” mutually exclusive? Explain<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #307160 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=307160\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An aquarium at a pet store contains 40 orange sword fish (22 female and 18 males) and 28 green swordfish (12 females and 16 males). You randomly net one of the fish:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. What is the probability that it is an orange swordfish?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 40/68<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. What is the probability that it is a male fish?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: (18+16)/68 = 34/68<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. What is the probability that it is an orange female swordfish?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 22/68<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. What is the probability that it is a female or a green swordtail?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans 12/68<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e. Are the events “male” and “female” mutually exclusive? Explain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes; no fish can be both.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f. Are the events “male” and “swordfish” mutually exclusive? Explain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No; there are fish that are male and swordfish ================================================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H\r<BR>\n" );
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