Problem 120 If P(A) = and P(B) = , and P(A and B) = 0, what can you say about P(A or B)? Solution P(A or B) =…
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Problem 119 In a family with two children, what are the probabilities of the following outcomes, assuming that the birth of boys and girls is equally likely? Solution …
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Problem 118 Suppose that an experiment has five separate mutually exclusive outcomes: A, B, C, D, and E. If the sample space for the experiment is a uniform sample space,…
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Problem 117 Consider a bowl containing 36 different slips of paper. Ten of the slips of paper each contain one of the set of digits 0 through 9 and 26…
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Problem 116 Consider the experiment of selecting a card from an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards and determine the probability of the stated event. A card that is not…
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Problem 115 Consider the experiment of rolling a single die. What is the probability of rolling a number that is divisible by 2 or 3? Solution Total outcomes…
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Problem 114 If a single letter is drawn from the set {m, a, t, h, e, i, c, s} what is the probability that the letter drawn is a member…
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Problem 113 The Bulb Bragain Problem. Suppose that you are the chief of maintenance for a large metropolitan hospital. You are trying to decide from what company to buy your…
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Problem 112 Averageville is considering levying a flat tax on its citizens. To get an idea of the amount of revenue this tax would raise, the city council instructed the…
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Problem 111 Suppose that a newspaper published the following in a boxed corner of the want ads section: Should handgun control be abolished? You can call the shots if…
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