The owner of Catamount Ice Cream needs to decide which size shop to rent in a new strip mall. He estimates that monthly profits will vary with demand for ice cream as follows: Low High Demand Demand Size of Shop Large 1,000 1,300 900 1,400 Medium Small 800 1,500 He feels there is a 40% chance that demand will be low and a 60% chance that demand will be high. He'll use a decision tree to help him decide what to do. When he draws his decision tree, how many circles will there be?

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The owner of Catamount Ice Cream needs to decide which size shop to rent in a new
strip mall. He estimates that monthly profits will vary with demand for ice cream as
follows:
High
Demand Demand
Low
Size of
Shop
Large
1,000
1,300
900
1,400
Medium
Small
800
1,500
He feels there is a 40% chance that demand will be low and a 60% chance that
demand will be high. He'll use a decision tree to help him decide what to do. When
he draws his decision tree, how many circles will there be?
Transcribed Image Text:The owner of Catamount Ice Cream needs to decide which size shop to rent in a new strip mall. He estimates that monthly profits will vary with demand for ice cream as follows: High Demand Demand Low Size of Shop Large 1,000 1,300 900 1,400 Medium Small 800 1,500 He feels there is a 40% chance that demand will be low and a 60% chance that demand will be high. He'll use a decision tree to help him decide what to do. When he draws his decision tree, how many circles will there be?
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