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How likely is it for me to turn my camera on during class today?How likely is it for anyone to become president?probability

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Step 1

Probability means possibility. It is a branch of mathematics that deals with the occurrence of a random event. The value is expressed from zero to one. Therefore the probability an event will occur is between 0 and 1

Step 2

Find how likely is it for me to turn my camera on during class today?

There are only 2 possible events here. It is either you turn on your camera or not. This means that the probability will be;


Pr(event)=\frac{Required\text{ number of events}}{Total\text{ number of events}}
\begin{gathered} Total\text{ number of events=2 possibilities as stated above} \\ Required\text{ number of events=1. The possibility you will turn on your camera} \\ Pr(turn\text{ on camera\rparen=}(1)/(2) \end{gathered}

Step 3

Find how likely is it for anyone to become president? Anyone can become the president

It either you become the president or you do not. There are 2 total number of events here. Becoming a president or not. The required event here is becoming the president. There the answer will be;


Pr(anyone\text{ becoming the president\rparen=}(1)/(2)

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