Understanding Complement of an Event
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The complement of an event A is the set of all outcomes in the sample space that are not in A.
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Beginner
Consider the experiment of rolling a single die. Let A be the event that the roll yields a number greater than 4. What is the complement of A?
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Football Game Scenario
When it is not raining, the probability of the New Orleans Saints winning a football game is $\frac{7}{10}$.
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Think About This
If an event A has a probability of $\frac{3}{5}$, can you calculate the probability of its complement?
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