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Statistics and probability

Course: Statistics and probability > Unit 7

Lesson 1: Basic theoretical probability
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Comparing probabilities

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Victor has been wrongfully accused of helping a gorilla escape from the zoo. The probabilities of the court rulings are as follows:
start text, P, left parenthesis, G, u, i, l, t, y, end text, right parenthesis, equals, 0, point, 25
start text, P, left parenthesis, I, n, n, o, c, e, n, t, end text, right parenthesis, equals, 55, percent
start text, P, left parenthesis, R, e, t, r, i, a, l, end text, right parenthesis, equals, start fraction, 1, divided by, 5, end fraction
Put the following events in order from least to most likely.
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