Consider the following. (a) Explain why -0.41 cannot be the probability of some

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Consider the following. (a) Explain why -0.41 cannot be the probability of some event. A probability must be 1. This is too large to be a probability. A probability cannot be positive. A probability cannot be negative. (b) Explain why 1.21 cannot be the probability of some event. A probability must be 1. This is too large to be a probability. A probability cannot be positive. A probability cannot be negative. (c) Explain why 120% cannot be the probability of some event. A probability must be 1. This is too large to be a probability. A probability cannot be positive. A probability cannot be negative. (d) Can the number 0.56 be the probability of an event? Explain. No, this is too large to be a probability. No, a probability cannot be positive. Yes, it is a number between 0 and 1. Yes, it is a number between 0.5 and 1.

Explanation / Answer

a) probability cannot be negative.

and probability lies between 0 and 1

b) Probability cannot be morethan1

c) Probability cannot exceed more than 100%

d) Yes.it is a number between 0 and 1

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