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4. Simulations
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Exercise 17 Page 913

Notice that we can treat outcomes A and B as one outcome that is opposite to our favorable outcome.

Yes, see solution.

Practice makes perfect
We are given that an experiment has 3 equally likely outcomes: A, B, and C. If we would like to use a spinner to simulate this experiment, then we should divide our spinner into 3 congruent regions. Each of these regions should have a central angle that measures 360^(∘)3=120^(∘).

However, if we are interested only in predicting the probability of outcome C, we can combine the regions that represent outcomes A and B. Let's shade them using one color.

Therefore we could use the spinner shown in a simulation to predict the probability of outcome C.