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At a certain pizzeria, 1/6 of the pizzas sold in a week were cheese, a
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01 Mar 2023, 01:01
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At a certain pizzeria, 1/6 of the pizzas sold in a week were cheese, and 1/5 of the OTHER pizzas sold were pepperoni. If Brandon bought a randomly chosen pizza from the pizzeria that week, what is the probability that he ordered a pepperoni?
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19 Mar 2023, 11:59
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If 1/6 of the pizzas were cheese, 5/6 of the pizzas were not. Because 1/5 of these 5/6 were pepperoni, multiply to find the total portion: 1/5 × 5/6 = 5/30 = 1/6. If 1/6 of the pizzas were pepperoni, there is a 1/6 chance that Brandon bought a pepperoni pizza.
If 1/6 of the pizzas were cheese, 5/6 of the pizzas were not. Because 1/5 of these 5/6 were pepperoni, multiply to find the total portion: 1/5 × 5/6 = 5/30 = 1/6. If 1/6 of the pizzas were pepperoni, there is a 1/6 chance that Brandon bought a pepperoni pizza.
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28 Jul 2023, 03:42
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Carcass can u please attach probability and combination theory/explanation links? I find it hard to understand the topic
