Probability of an Event

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Jason
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\(P(E) = \dfrac{O_{F}}{O_{T}}\)
Read: The probability of an event is outcomes favorable divided by outcomes total.
This is the building block of probability of which most other problems are built.
:?: What is the probability of unknowingly picking an orange in a basket containing an orange, apple, and pear?
\(P(E) = \dfrac{O_{F}}{O_{T}}\)

\(P(orange) = \dfrac{orange}{orange, apple, pear} =\)
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\( \dfrac{1}{3} = 0.667 = 66.7 \%\)
 

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