A Summary of the Types of Movies Showing in a Small

question 30

Multiple Choice

A summary of the types of movies showing in a small city, contains five genres. The following table shows the genres and the associated probability for that type of movie available on a particular weekend. The table is a probability distribution. If we chose a theater and movie to attend at random, what probability would we have of seeing anything other than a romantic or sci-fi movie?

• A)0.646
• B)0.677
• C)0.880
• D)0.323

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