SOLUTION: An experiment has three outcomes, I, II, and III. If outcome I is twice as likely as outcome II, and outcome II is three times as likely as outcome III, what are the probability va

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Question 1099533: An experiment has three outcomes, I, II, and III. If outcome I is twice as likely as outcome II, and outcome II is three times as likely as outcome III, what are the probability values of the three outcomes?

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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o=2w
w=3h
o=2(3h)=6h
w=3h
o+w+h=1
6h+3h+h=1
10h=1
outcome III =h=.1
outcome II=w=.3
outcome I=o=.6
check
.1+.3+.6=1
ok