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An experiment has five possible outcomes. The outcomes are
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An experiment has five possible outcomes. The outcomes are mutually exclusive and have probabilities \(x\) , \(\frac{x}{2}\) , \(\frac{x}{3}\) , \(\frac{x}{4}\) , and \(\frac{x}{6}\) What is the value of x?
Express your answer as a fraction.
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\(\frac{4}{9}\)
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28 Sep 2020, 06:28
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we know that
sum of probabilities of outcomes of an event is = 1
so x+(x/2)+(x/3)+(x/4)+(x/6)=1
x=(12/27)=4/9
the answer in fraction is 4/9
sum of probabilities of outcomes of an event is = 1
so x+(x/2)+(x/3)+(x/4)+(x/6)=1
x=(12/27)=4/9
the answer in fraction is 4/9
