Question 489232: please help me with tree diagram part of this problem, and listing the sample space.
Shopping Susan Forman has to purchase a box of cereal, a bottle of soda, and a can of vegetables. The types of cereal, soda, and vegetables she is considering are shown below.
Cereal: Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes, Honeycomb
Soda: orange, black cherry, ginger ale
Vegetables: peas, carrots
• a) Determine the number of points in the sample space.
• b) Construct a tree diagram and determine the sample space. Determine the probability that she selects
• c) Honeycomb for the cereal.
• d) Rice Krispies and ginger ale.
• e) a soda other than black cherry.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Shopping Susan Forman has to purchase a box of cereal, a bottle of soda, and a can of vegetables. The types of cereal, soda, and vegetables she is considering are shown below.
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Cereal: Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes, Honeycomb
Soda: orange, black cherry, ginger ale
Vegetables: peas, carrots
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• a) Determine the number of points in the sample space.
Ans: 3*3*2 = 18
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• b) Construct a tree diagram and determine the sample space. Determine the probability that she selects
• c) Honeycomb for the cereal.
Ans: (1*3*2)/18 = 6/18 = 1/3
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• d) Rice Krispies and ginger ale.
Ans: (1*1*2)/18 = 1/9
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• e) a soda other than black cherry.
Ans: (3*2*2) = 12/18 = 2/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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