Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Probability - 4-2 Basic Concepts of Probability - Page 147: 41

Answer

a) blue-blue, blue-brown, brown-blue, brown-brown. b)0.25 c)0.75

Work Step by Step

a) We have 4 different outcomes: blue-blue, blue-brown, brown-blue, brown-brown. b)We know that $probability=\frac{number \ of \ good \ outcomes}{number\ of\ all\ outcomes}$ and that we have 4 possibilities out of which 1 (blue-blue) is good, hence $probability=\frac{1}{4}=0.25.$ c)We know that $probability=\frac{number \ of \ good \ outcomes}{number\ of\ all\ outcomes}$ and we also know that if at least 1 allele is brown then the ye is brown, hence we have 4 possibilities out of which 3 (blue-brown, brown-blue, brown-brown) are good, hence $probability=\frac{3}{4}=0.75.
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