Question 442568: I am having trouble with this assignment.
24. A New Computer You visit Computer City to purchase a new computer system. You are going to purchase a computer, printer, and monitor from among the following brands.-
Computer Printer Monitor
Compaq Hewlett-Packard Omega
IBM Epson Toshiba
Gateway
Dell
• a) Determine the number of points in the sample space.
• b) Construct a tree diagram and determine the sample space. Determine the probability of selecting
• c) a Gateway computer.
• d) a Hewlett-Packard printer.
• e) a Gateway computer and a Hewlett-Packard printer.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A New Computer You visit Computer City to purchase a new computer system. You are going to purchase a computer, printer, and monitor from among the following brands.-
Computer Printer Monitor
Compaq Hewlett-Packard Omega
IBM Epson Toshiba
Gateway
Dell
• a) Determine the number of points in the sample space.::4*2*2 = 16
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• b) Construct a tree diagram and determine the sample space.
List the 2 printer options after each computer option
List the 2 monitor options after each printer option
That should give you 16 branches on a tree with 4 roots.
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Determine the probability of selecting
• c) a Gateway computer.:: 4/16
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• d) a Hewlett-Packard printer.::8/16
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• e) a Gateway computer and a Hewlett-Packard printer::2/16
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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