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3.3 Exercise 35

Avg difficulty 2.5
  1. List the sample space of the possible items that are on the menu.
  2. Find P(you will get a 17-oz. piece of meat).
  3. Find P(you will get a pork chop).
  4. Find P(you will get a 17-oz. pork chop).
  5. Is getting a pork chop the complement of getting a chicken breast? Why?
  6. Find two mutually exclusive events.
  7. Are the events getting 17 oz. of meat and getting a pork chop independent?

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