Question

Question 4: 11 ptsThere are 7 options on the dessert menu at a restaurant. Ellen and Connie like all of the choices equally, so theyeach choose a dessert at random from the menu. What is the probability that Ellen will choose apple pie andConnie will choose strawberry cheesecake for dessert? Express your answer as a decimal. If necessary, roundyour answer to the nearest thousandth.O 0.98O 0.0240 0.143O 0.02

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is B

The probability is 0.024

Explanation:

Parameters:

Total number of options = 7

The probability of choosing any of the dessert is 1/7

The probability Ellen chooding apple pie and Connie choosing strawberry cheesecake is as follows, considering that the total number of dessert reduced by one after either of Ellen or Connies has chosen.

1/7 * 1/6 = 1/42 = 0.024