At a music store in New York​ City, 68 people entering the store were selected at random and were asked to choose their favorite type of music. Of the 68​, 18 chose​ rock, 18 chose​ country, 4 chose classical and 28 chose something other than​ rock, country, or classical. ​a) Determine the empirical probability that the next person entering the store favors rock music. ​b) Determine the empirical probability that the next person entering the store favors country music. ​c) Determine the empirical probability that the next person entering the store favors something other than​ rock, country, or classical music.

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At a music store in New York​ City,
68
people entering the store were selected at random and were asked to choose their favorite type of music. Of the
68​,
18
chose​ rock,
18
chose​ country,
4
chose classical and
28
chose something other than​ rock, country, or classical.
 
​a) Determine the empirical probability that the next person entering the store favors rock music.
​b) Determine the empirical probability that the next person entering the store favors country music.
​c) Determine the empirical probability that the next person entering the store favors something other than​ rock, country, or classical music.
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