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Kendra has programmed her cell phone to randomly show one of six photos when she turns it on. Two of the photos are of her parents, one is of her niece, and three are of her boyfriend, Bruce. Today she will need to turn her phone on twice: once before school and again after school.
Choose a model (such as a tree diagram or generic area model) to represent this situation.
See possible area model below.
top edge left parents
top edge middle niece
top edge right boyfriend
left edge top
parentsinterior top left
interior top middle
interior top right
left edge middle
nieceinterior middle left
Interior center of box
interior middle right
left edge bottom
boyfriendinterior bottom left
interior bottom middle
interior bottom right
What is the probability that both photos will be of her boyfriend?
Use the area model in hint (a) to determine the probability.
What is the probability that neither photo will be of her niece?
Add up all the combinations that do not include a photo of Kendra's niece.