SOLUTION: Lynn's group of children includes eight girls and five boys. If Lynn randomly selects one child to be first in line, with E being the event that the one selected is a girl, give ea

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Question 296321: Lynn's group of children includes eight girls and five boys. If Lynn randomly selects one child to be first in line, with E being the event that the one selected is a girl, give each of the following.
a) the total number of outcomes
b) the number of favorable outcomes
c) the number of unfavorable outcomes
d) the probability of event E
e) the odds in favor of event E
My answers are a) 13 b) 8 c) 5 d) 8/15 e) 8:15
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Lynn's group of children includes eight girls and five boys. If Lynn randomly selects one child to be first in line, with E being the event that the one selected is a girl, give each of the following.
a) the total number of outcomes
b) the number of favorable outcomes
c) the number of unfavorable outcomes
d) the probability of event E
e) the odds in favor of event E
My answers are a) 13 b) 8 c) 5
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I changed d and e:
d) 8/13
e) P(E)/P(E') = 8:5
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Stan H.
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