Using the example from the text about the supermarket fliers, when we calculate the probability that a flier will be left either among the canned goods or in the bottom of the shopping cart, we need to invoke
a. the additive rule.
b. the superlative rule.
c. the dependence rule.
d. the multiplicative rule.
A
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a. measure intelligence as a factor of age. c. show similarities between people. b. differentiate between people. d. are too difficult for most people.
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A) most people experience death with little pain. B) three-fourths of deaths are sudden. C) three-fourths of deaths are long and drawn out. D) most deaths are gentle, with medication easing the pain.
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