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If A, B, C, and D, are the only possible outcomes of an experiment, find the probability of D using the table below.

If A, B, C, and D, are the only possible outcomes of an experiment, find the probability-example-1
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Answer:

D. 8/11

Explanation:

why ?

the sum of the probabilities of all possible outcomes of an experiment must always be 1.

because there always has to be an outcome - one of the many possibilities.

the reality has to be part of this list of possibilities, and so, their total sum is 1 : the sure event.

the probability of A is 1/11.

of B is 1/11.

of C is 1/11.

A + B + C + D = 1

1/11 + 1/11 + 1/11 + D = 1

3/11 + D = 1

D = 1 - 3/11 = 11/11 - 3/11 = 8/11

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