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There are 1200 students at Sophie’s school. One student’s name will be drawn at random to win a new bike. What is the probability that Sophie will win the bike?

Describe the sample space for this problem.



Which outcome (or outcomes) of the sample space compose the event?

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Describe the sample space for this problem: 1200 students at a certain school, all with equal probability of being selected on a random draw.


Which outcome (or outcomes) of the sample space compose the event?

Sophie wins the bike. The chances that that will happen are 1/1200, or 0.00083...

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Answer: 1. Describe the sample space for this problem.

The sample space for this problem is {1200}

2. Which outcome (or outcomes) of the sample space composes the event?

The outcome of the sample space is that Sophie will win the bike.

3. Express the probability of Sophie winning the bike as a fraction and as a decimal.

The probability of Sophie winning the bike is 1/1200 or 0.000833333… in decimal form.

4. Describe the probability Sophie winning the bike as impossible, unlikely, neither likely nor unlikely, likely or certain. Justify your response.

The probability of Sophie winning the bike is impossible since her chance of winning is 0.08 percent.

Step-by-step explanation: Ik you asked for only two of the questions but I went ahead and answered them all for you. Hope it helps

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