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At a college, 72%of courses have final exams and 46%of courses require research papers. Suppose that 32%of courses have a research paper and a final exam. Let F be the event that a course has a final exam. Let R be the event that a course requires a research paper.

a. Find the probability that a course has a final exam or a research project.

b. Find the probability that a course has NEITHER of these two requirements.

Short Answer

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(a) The probability that a course has a final exam or a research project is 0.86.

(b) The probability that a course has neither a final exam nor a research project is0.14.

Step by step solution

01

Given information (part a)

At a college, 72%of courses have final exams and 46%of courses require research papers. Suppose that 32%of courses have a research paper and a final exam.

02

Explanation (part a)

Let the events be

F=Event that a course has a final exam

R=Event that a course has a research paper

We have

localid="1648100323804" PF=0.72PR=0.46PFandR=0.32

We need to calculate the probability that a course has a final exam or a research project

Thus is given as PFORR

localid="1648100352897" P(ForR)=P(F)+P(R)-P(FandR)

Substituting the values, we get

localid="1648100380895" P(ForR)=0.72+0.46-0.32P(ForR)=1.18-0.32P(ForR)=0.86

03

Given information (part b)

At a college, 72%of courses have final exams and 46%of courses require research papers. Suppose that 32%of courses have a research paper and a final exam.

04

Explanation (part b)

Let the events be

F=Event that a course has a final exam

R=Event that a course has a research paper

We have

PF=0.72PR=0.46PFandR=0.32PForR=0.86

We need to calculate the probability that a course has neither a final exam nor a research project.

Thus is given as PForR'

PForR'=1-PForR

Substituting the values, we get

PForR'=1-0.86PForR'=0.14

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