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When you toss a coin, there is an equal chance of obtaining a head or a tail. When you throw a die, the probability of getting a 6 is 1/6.

But what is the probability that when you look out of a window at a street, the next car that passes will be red? You can no longer use equally likely outcomes for this. You need to use relative frequency.

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