document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=718171>Question 718171</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> explain why this is or is nor a probability?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1,2,3,4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(x)=0.2,0.3,0.4,0.1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #440782 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=440782\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It can't be a probability because the maximum value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for a probability is 1. This means that something is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100% certain to happen. So, 2,3 and 4 are not<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probabilities. It is OK to have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. That means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there is no probability at all that a certain event will happen.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is OK, too. This says there is a 1 out of 10 chance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that something will happen.<BR>\n" );
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