Consider a Collection of 240 Snakes Where 40 of Them

question 12

Multiple Choice

Consider a collection of 240 snakes where 40 of them are cobras, 60 are rattlesnakes, 60 are boas, and 80 are anacondas. Cobras and rattle snakes are venomous, whereas boas and anacondas are not. If a snake is randomly chosen from this population, what is the probability it will be either a cobra or venomous?

• A) 0.167
• B) 0.417
• C) 0.583
• D) 0.666

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