The Flotterons plan to purchase paint for the walls and paint for the trim in their living
Question:
The Flotterons plan to purchase paint for the walls and paint for the trim in their living room. They will select one color for the walls and one color for the trim at random from the following colors.
Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trim
Sable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Alabaster
Java . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White
Chocolate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oyster
(a) Determine the number of sample points in the sample space.
(b) Construct a tree diagram and list the sample space.
Determine the probability that they select
(c) Java.
(d) Java and Oyster.
(e) Paint other than Java.
Use the counting principle to determine the answer to part (a). Assume that each event is equally likely to occur.
Step by Step Answer:
A Survey of Mathematics with Applications
ISBN: 978-0134112107
10th edition
Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde