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A probability is a number between 0 and 1 that reflects the likelihood of some outcome. According to the classical approach to assigning probability, the probability that an outcome occurs is interpreted as:

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Answer:

Probability of an event
=\frac{\textrm{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\textrm{Total number of outcomes}}

Explanation:

According to the classical approach to assigning probability, if an experiment has
n simple outcomes, this method would assign a probability of
(1)/(n) to each outcome. In other words, each outcome is assumed to have an equal probability of occurrence.

So, probability of an event
=\frac{\textrm{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\textrm{Total number of outcomes}}

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