Question

Literature Choices 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.
Classic: A Farewell to Arms (F), The Grapes of Wrath (G) Tom Sawyer (T) Moby-wingspan (M) Nonfiction: John Adams(J), Band of Brothers (B)
Science Fiction: War of the Worlds (W), Dune (D)
a)Determine the number of 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 Moby-wingspan is s

Answer 1

there are \[4\times 2\times 2=16\]elements in the sample space. i cannot draw a tree diagram here i don't think.

Answer 2

half of them will have john adams so that probability is \[\frac{1}{2}\]

Answer 3

either farewell to arm or moby wingspan is two out of the four choices so that probability is also \[\frac{1}{2}\]

Answer 4

tree diagram: if you are starting with classics write


F G T M

Answer 5

actually you should start at
Start


F G T M

J B J B J B J B

W D W D W D W D W D W D W D W D
and put arrow between them with the probabilities