You decide to take a literature course. A requirement for the course is that you must read one classic book, one nonfiction book, and one science fiction book from the list below.

If the books are selected at random,

(a) determine the number of sample points in the sample space. 

(b) construct a tree diagram and determine the sample space.

Determine the probability that

(c) John Adams is selected.

(d) Either A Farewell to Arms or Tom Sawyer is selected.

(e) Moby-Dick is not selected.

Use the counting principle to determine the answer to part (a). Assume that each event is equally likely to occur.

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Classic Nonfiction Science Fiction A Farewell to John Adams (J) Dune (D) Arms (F) Angela's Ashes (A) Ender's Game (E) The Grapes of Wrath (G ) Tom Sawyer (T) Moby-Dick (M)