Answer: Assuming that the selection of the toll booth is a random and independent event, the probability that Mr. Espinoza chooses the middle toll booth on Monday is 1/5 (or 20%), since there are five total toll booths and the middle booth is one of those options. Similarly, the probability that he chooses the middle booth on Tuesday is also 1/5 (or 20%).
To find the probability that he chooses the middle booth on Monday and Tuesday, we can multiply the probabilities of each event.
Probability of selecting middle booth on Monday AND selecting middle booth on Tuesday = (1/5) * (1/5) = 1/25 = 0.04 or 4%
So, Mr. Espinoza will select the middle toll booth on Monday and Tuesday with a probability of 4%. This means that the chance that both events will happen is low and quite rare, but not impossible.
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