Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Counting Methods and Probability Theory - 11.4 Fundamentals of Probability - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 715: 2

Answer

Fill the blanks with ... $P(E)$ ... $number\ of\ outcomes\ in\ E$ .... ... $total\ number\ of\ possib1e\ outcomes$ ...

Work Step by Step

The theoretical probability of event $E$ with sample space $S$ is: $P(E)=\displaystyle \frac{number\ of\ outcomes\ in\ E}{total\ number\ of\ possib1e\ outcomes}=\frac{n(E)}{n(S)}$.
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