Question

Dr. Porterfield has a choice of bread (pink, purple), meat (ham, turkey, beef) and Cheese (American, Swiss, Portugues, Japanese) at a sandwich shop. What is the probability he will select a sandwich on purple bread with either beef or turkey and has Japanese cheese

Answer 1

The probability is 0.08
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Explanation:

The choice of bread Dr Porterfield has = Pink, purple

The number of types of breads = 2

The choices of meat = Ham, turkey, beef

The number of types of meat = 3

The choice of cheese = American, Swiss, Portuguese, Japanese

The number of types of cheese = 4

The probability of selecting purple bread from pink or purple = 1/2

The probability of selecting beef or turkey from the 3 choices of meat = 2/3

The probability of selecting Japanese cheese from the fourvtypes of cheese = 1/4

Therefore, the probability he will select a sandwich on purple bread with either beef or turkey and has Japanese cheese = (1/2) × (2/3) × (1/4) = 2/24 = 1/12 = 0.08
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