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Can the probability of an event be 1.5? Explain.

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No

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Can the probability of an event be 1.5? Explain. i need help-example-1
User Edwin Jarvis
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No it is never possible

Why not? Because the probability is always between 0 and 1, inclusive of both endpoints.

0 represents impossibility

1 represents absolute certainty

The value 1.5 is larger than 1, so it is outside the range of 0 to 1.

Saying a probability of 1.5 is like saying "the chances of an event happening are 150%" but the largest the percentage can go is 100%, which represents absolute certainty.

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