Question 127619
Pet Shop. A pet shop is selling a calico cat, a Siamese cat, a Persian cat, and a Himalayan cat. The Chens are going to select two cats to bring home as pets. 
a) Determine the number of points in the sample space. 
# of ways to select two cats = 4C2 = 6
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b) Construct a tree diagram and list the sample space.
(C,S),(C,P),(C,H),(S,P),(S,H),(P,H)
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Find the probability they select
c) the Persian cat
3/6 = 1/2
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d) the Persian cat and the calico cat
1/6
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e) cats other than the Persian cat
3/6 = 1/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.