Kristina Karganova invites 12 relatives to a party: her mother, 3 aunts, 2 uncles, 2 brothers, 1 male cousin, and 3 female cousins. If the chances of any one guest arrivin first are equally likely, find the probabilities that the first guest to arrive is as follows. (a) A brother or an uncle (b) A brother or a cousin (c) A brother or her mother (a) The total number of outcomes is ... and the number of outcomes in the event is

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Kristina Karganova invites 12 relatives to a party: her mother, 3 aunts, 2 uncles, 2
brothers, 1 male cousin, and 3 female cousins. If the chances of any one guest arriving
first are equally likely, find the probabilities that the first guest to arrive is as follows.
(a) A brother or an uncle
(b) A brother or a cousin
(c) A brother or her mother
(a) The total number of outcomes is
(Type integers or simplified fractions.)
and the number of outcomes in the event is
Transcribed Image Text:Kristina Karganova invites 12 relatives to a party: her mother, 3 aunts, 2 uncles, 2 brothers, 1 male cousin, and 3 female cousins. If the chances of any one guest arriving first are equally likely, find the probabilities that the first guest to arrive is as follows. (a) A brother or an uncle (b) A brother or a cousin (c) A brother or her mother (a) The total number of outcomes is (Type integers or simplified fractions.) and the number of outcomes in the event is
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