2 years ago

A man gathers nuts in a forest. Each time he finds a nut, there is a 20% chance it is a pecan and a 35% chance it is a walnut.

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1 answer:

gladu [14]2 years ago

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Either a pecan or walnut means you add the probabilities together

20% plus 35% equals 55%

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