Answer
Given A = p:q
or successful outcomes = p
unsuccessful outomes = q
This means total outcomes are p+q
or Event A = successful outcomes / total outcomes
= p/(p+q) proved
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Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (6th Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Farber, Betsy
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321911210
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-121-6
Chapter 3 - Probability - Section 3.1 Basic Concepts of Probability and Counting - Exercises - Page 145: 85
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