Using an Example from the Text, When We Calculate the Probability

question 56

Multiple Choice

Using an example from the text, when we calculate the probability that a supermarket flier will be left among the canned goods if it contains a notice not to litter, we will be dealing with

• A) the additive rule.
• B) the superlative rule.
• C) the dependence rule.
• D) conditional probabilities.

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