{"id":103,"date":"2023-01-30T16:34:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T16:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/quantitativereasoning\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=103"},"modified":"2025-08-27T00:13:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:13:52","slug":"computing-the-probability-of-an-event-apply-it-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/quantitativereasoning\/chapter\/computing-the-probability-of-an-event-apply-it-1\/","title":{"raw":"Computing the Probability of an Event: Apply It 1","rendered":"Computing the Probability of an Event: Apply It 1"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Describe events in a sample space<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Calculate the probability of different types of events<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Find the conditional probability of an event<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Savoring the Probability Pie: Exploring Pizza Toppings with Friends<\/h2>\r\n<p>It's a Friday night and you and your friends decide to get a pizza. In order to accommodate all the pizza toppings you and your friends want you order the following pizza:<\/p>\r\n<center><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-112\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/01\/30164104\/Screenshot_20230130_112859_3_50.png\" alt=\"Pizza with two slices with pepperoni, two slices with olives, two slices with mushrooms, and two slices with mushrooms and pepperoni.\" width=\"500\" height=\"411\" \/><\/center><center><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Figure 1. Pizza with two slices with pepperoni, two slices with olives, <\/span><\/strong><\/center><center><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">two slices with mushrooms, and two slices with mushrooms and pepperoni.<\/span><\/strong><\/center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Since you don't care which toppings are on your pizza, you decide to close your eyes and select a piece of pizza randomly.<\/p>\r\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\">[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]2839[\/ohm2_question]<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\">[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]2841[\/ohm2_question]<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\">[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]2842[\/ohm2_question]<\/section>","rendered":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\n<ul>\n<li>Describe events in a sample space<\/li>\n<li>Calculate the probability of different types of events<\/li>\n<li>Find the conditional probability of an event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<h2>Savoring the Probability Pie: Exploring Pizza Toppings with Friends<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a Friday night and you and your friends decide to get a pizza. In order to accommodate all the pizza toppings you and your friends want you order the following pizza:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-112\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/01\/30164104\/Screenshot_20230130_112859_3_50.png\" alt=\"Pizza with two slices with pepperoni, two slices with olives, two slices with mushrooms, and two slices with mushrooms and pepperoni.\" width=\"500\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/01\/30164104\/Screenshot_20230130_112859_3_50.png 462w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/01\/30164104\/Screenshot_20230130_112859_3_50-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/01\/30164104\/Screenshot_20230130_112859_3_50-65x53.png 65w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/01\/30164104\/Screenshot_20230130_112859_3_50-225x185.png 225w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/01\/30164104\/Screenshot_20230130_112859_3_50-350x288.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Figure 1. 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