Given: The type and number of fish caught are given in a table.
Required: To determine the probability that the next fish caught is a drum or a flounder.
Explanation: Let E be the event where the next fish caught is a drum or flounder. Then
[tex]\begin{gathered} n(E)=275+391+163 \\ =829 \\ n(S)=275+391+163+319+214 \\ =1362 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Hence the probability is-
[tex]\begin{gathered} P(E)=\frac{n(E)}{n(S)} \\ =\frac{829}{1362} \\ =0.60866 \\ \approx0.6087 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Final Answer: The probability that the next fish caught is a drum, or a flounder is 0.6087.
