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Evan is ordering dessert, and he wants the fudge pie. The waitress tells him that he can have up to four toppings: ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and a cherry. Since he cannot decide how many of the toppings he wants, he tells the waitress to surprise him. If the waitress randomly chooses which toppings to add, what is the probability that Evan gets just chocolate sauce, and a cherry.

Name: evan is ordering dessert and he wants the fudge pie the waitress tells him that he can have up to four toppings ice cream chocolate sauce whipped cream and a cherry since he cannot decide ho 12566
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          Evan is ordering dessert, and he wants the fudge pie. The waitress tells him that he can have up to four toppings: ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and a cherry. Since he cannot decide how many of the toppings he wants, he tells the waitress to surprise him. If the waitress randomly chooses which toppings to add, what is the probability that Evan gets just chocolate sauce, and a cherry.

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Elementary Statistics a Step by Step Approach

Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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03/15/2023

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Since there are 4 toppings and each topping can either be chosen or not chosen, there are 2^4 = 16 possible combinations of toppings. Now, let's find the number of ways the waitress can choose just chocolate sauce and a cherry. Since Evan wants exactly these two Show more…

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Evan is ordering dessert, and he wants the fudge pie. The waitress tells him that he can have up to four toppings: ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and a cherry. Since he cannot decide how many of the toppings he wants, he tells the waitress to surprise him. If the waitress randomly chooses which toppings to add, what is the probability that Evan gets just chocolate sauce, and a cherry.