prob(elephant) = 7/20
prob(tiger) = 6/20
continue ...
add them up to make sure they add up to 1,
they will!
If they don't you messed up
A boy had a box of animal crackers. He counted them out and found 20 cookies.
7 elephant cookies
6 tiger cookies
5 monkey cookies
2 zebra cookies
Suppose the boy put all the cookies back into the box and took 1 out without looking.
What is the probability of him choosing..
An elephant?
A tiger?
A monkey?
A zebra?
Does the sum of the probabilities a,b,c and d equal 1?
2 answers
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