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Cool Down: Reckless Fishing
1. A forest ranger wants to estimate the probability of catching a bass in a lake when
using a special type of bait. Describe a process the ranger could use to estimate the
probability of catching a bass in the lake.
2. One of the letters from the word RECKLESSNESS is chosen at random.
a. What is P(S)? Explain your reasoning.
b. What is P(vowel)? Explain your reasoning.