SOLUTION: I missed this one on my quiz please help thank you. The last 50 violent crimes committed in Maryville were 9 homicides, 24 robberies, and 17 assaults. What is the empirical prob

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Question 199663: I missed this one on my quiz please help thank you.
The last 50 violent crimes committed in Maryville were 9 homicides, 24 robberies, and 17 assaults. What is the empirical probability that the next violent crime committed in Maryville will be an assault?
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Simply the number of 'successful' events (Assaults: 17) divided by the number of events. (50).


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