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HARVEY HAS KEPT A RECORD OF ALL THE FISH HE CAUGHT IN WILLOW GROVE LAKE. HE HAS CAUGHT, 126 BASS 42 CATFISH 72 BLUE GILL WHAT IS THE EMPIRICAL PROBABILITY THAT THE NEXT FISH HE CATCHES WILL BE A CATFISH?
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HARVEY HAS KEPT A RECORD OF ALL THE FISH HE CAUGHT IN WILLOW GROVE LAKE. HE HAS CAUGHT, 126 BASS 42 CATFISH 72 BLUE GILL WHAT IS THE EMPIRICAL PROBABILITY THAT THE NEXT FISH HE CATCHES WILL BE A CATFISH?MY ANSWER: 0.175

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Given: 126 Bass, 42 Catfish, 72, Blue Gill


P=(42)/(126+42+72)=(42)/(240)=(7)/(40)=0.175

Answer: 0.175 or 17.5%

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