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Alejandro wants to adopt a puppy from an animal shelter. At the shelter, he finds eight...

Alejandro wants to adopt a puppy from an animal shelter. At the shelter, he finds eight puppies that he likes; a male and female puppy from each of the four breeds of beagle, boxer, collie, and Labrador. Alejandro decides to pick the dog randomly

  1. Write the sample space for the outcomes, assuming each outcome is equally likely.

Find the probability that Alejandro choose the given puppy.

  1. A male boxer

  1. A male puppy

  1. A collie

  1. A female Labrador

  1. A beagle or a boxer

  1. Anything except a Labrador

  1. Anything except a male beagle or a male boxer.

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