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Purchasing Sweaters During a sale at a men’s store. 16
Chapter 4, Problem 12RE(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 12RE
Purchasing Sweaters During a sale at a men’s store. 16 white sweaters, 3 red sweaters, 9 blue sweaters, and 7 yellow sweaters were purchased. If a customer is selected at random, find the probability that he bought.
a. A∙blue sweater
b. A yellow or a white sweater
c. A red, a blue, or a yellow sweater
d. A sweater that was not white (4–2)
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QUESTION:
Problem 12RE
Purchasing Sweaters During a sale at a men’s store. 16 white sweaters, 3 red sweaters, 9 blue sweaters, and 7 yellow sweaters were purchased. If a customer is selected at random, find the probability that he bought.
a. A∙blue sweater
b. A yellow or a white sweater
c. A red, a blue, or a yellow sweater
d. A sweater that was not white (4–2)
ANSWER:
Answer
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(a)
During a sale at a men’s store. 16 white sweaters, 3 red sweaters, 9 blue sweaters, and 7 yellow sweaters were purchased.
If a customer is selected at random, we are asked to find the probability that he bought a blue sweater.
Hence the probability that he bought a blue sweater is