Bobby is a student in Mrs. Hudson’s class. Assuming you know nothing else about Bobby, what is the probability that Bobby’s birthday will fall on a Tuesday in any given year? 1) List the sample space for this problem. 2) Which outcome (or outcomes) of the sample space composes the event? 3) Express the probability of Bobby’s birthday falling on a Tuesday as a fraction and as a decimal.

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loser66 · Answer

How many days are there in a year?

jchristinee17 · Answer

@Loser66 Theres 365

loser66 · Answer

ok, how many Tuesday are there in a year?

jchristinee17 · Answer

52

loser66 · Answer

in a leap year, we have 53 Tuesday, right?

loser66 · Answer

ok, so, the probability that Bobby's birthday will fall in Tuesday is 52/365 for common year, and 53/365 for leap year
dat sit

jchristinee17 · Answer

Okay but whats the sample space for the problem?

loser66 · Answer

365

jchristinee17 · Answer

Ok thank you