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If an experiment consists of five outcomes with p(o1) = 0.10, p(o2) = 0.20, p(o3) = 0.30, p(o4) = 0.15, then p(o5) is

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Given an experiment with 5 trials, the sum of probabilities is 1.

i.e.
p(o1) + p(o2) + p(o3) + p(o4) + p(o5) = 1

0.10 + 0.20 + 0.30 + 0.15 + p(o5) = 1

0.75 + p(o5) = 1

p(o5) = 1 - 0.75 = 0.25

p(o5) = 0.25
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