Chapter 4: Problem 26
A die is rolled once. What is the probability that a. a number less than 5 is obtained? b. a number 3 to 6 is obtained?
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Chapter 4: Problem 26
A die is rolled once. What is the probability that a. a number less than 5 is obtained? b. a number 3 to 6 is obtained?
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Two thousand randomly selected adults were asked whether or not they have ever shopped on the Internet. The following table gives a two-way classification of the responses. $$ \begin{array}{lcc} \hline & \text { Have Shopped } & \text { Have Never Shopped } \\ \hline \text { Male } & 500 & 700 \\ \text { Female } & 300 & 500 \\ \hline \end{array} $$ a. If one adult is selected at random from these 2000 adults, find the probability that this adult i. has never shopped on the Internet ii. is a male iii. has shopped on the Internet given that this adult is a female iv. is a male given that this adult has never shopped on the Internet b. Are the events "male" and "female" mutually exclusive? What about the events "have shopped" and "male?" Why or why not? c. Are the events "female" and "have shopped" independent? Why or why not?
The Big Six Wheel (or Wheel of Fortune) is a casino and carnival game that is well known for being a big money maker for the casinos. The wheel has 54 equally likely slots (outcomes) on it. The slot that pays the largest amount of money is called the joker. If a player bets on the joker, the probability of winning is \(1 / 54\). The outcome of any given play of this game (a spin of the wheel) is independent of the outcomes of previous plays. a. Find the probability that a player who always bets on joker wins for the first time on the 15 th play of the game. b. Find the probability that it takes a player who always bets on joker more than 70 plays to win for the first time.
Briefly explain the two properties of probability.
There are 142 people participating in a local \(5 \mathrm{~K}\) road race. Sixty-five of these runners are female. Of the female runners, 19 are participating in their first \(5 \mathrm{~K}\) road race. Of the male runners, 28 are participating in their first \(5 \mathrm{~K}\) road race. Are the events female and participating in their first \(5 \mathrm{~K}\) road race independent? Are they mutually exclusive? Explain why or why not.
Five percent of all items sold by a mail-order company are returned by customers for a refund. Find the probability that of two items sold during a given hour by this company, a. both will be returned for a refund b. neither will be returned for a refund Draw a tree diagram for this problem.
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