Question

What is the probability that the next fish caught an is a drum or a flounder enter fraction around your answer to four decimal places

Answer 1

Given: The type and number of fish caught are given in a table.

Required: To determine the probability that the next fish caught is a drum or a flounder.

Explanation: Let E be the event where the next fish caught is a drum or flounder. Then

`\begin{gathered} n(E)=275+391+163 \\ =829 \\ n(S)=275+391+163+319+214 \\ =1362 \end{gathered}`

Hence the probability is-

`\begin{gathered} P(E)=(n(E))/(n(S)) \\ =(829)/(1362) \\ =0.60866 \\ \approx0.6087 \end{gathered}`

Final Answer: The probability that the next fish caught is a drum, or a flounder is 0.6087.