document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=522174>Question 522174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Of the 106 first-degree murder cases from 2002 through the first half of 2004 in a certain superior court, 6 cases were thrown out of the system, 65 cases were plea-bargained, and 35 cases went to trial. What is the probability that a case selected at random has the following outcomes? (Round your answers to three decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) settled through plea bargaining<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) went to trial<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) P(ettled through plea bargaining) = 65/106<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) P(went to trial) = 35/106<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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