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Chapter 2: Q2E (page 65)
If A and B are disjoint events and Pr(B) > 0, what is the value of Pr(A|B)?
If A and B are disjoint events and\(Pr\left( B \right){\rm{ }} > {\rm{ }}0\) , then the value of \(Pr\left( {A\left| B \right.} \right)\) is 0.
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Suppose that a balanced die is rolled three times, and let\({X_i}\)denote the number that appears on the ith roll (i = 1, 2, 3). Evaluate\({\rm P}\left( {{X_1} > {X_2} > X3} \right)\).
Each time a shopper purchases a tube of toothpaste, he chooses either brand A or brand B. Suppose that for each purchase after the first, the probability is 1/3 that he will choose the same brand that he chose on his preceding purchase and the probability is 2/3 that he will switch brands. If he is equally likely to choose either brand A or brand B on his first purchase, what is the probability that both his first and second purchases will be brand A and both his third and fourth purchases will be brand B?
Suppose that a box contains five coins and that for each coin there is a different probability that a head will be obtained when the coin is tossed. Let \({{\bf{p}}_{\bf{i}}}\)denote the probability of a head when theith coin is tossed \({\bf{i = }}\left( {{\bf{1, \ldots ,5}}} \right)\) and suppose that \({{\bf{p}}_{\bf{1}}}{\bf{ = 0}}\),\({{\bf{p}}_{\bf{2}}}{\bf{ = }}\frac{{\bf{1}}}{{\bf{4}}}\) ,\({{\bf{p}}_{\bf{3}}}{\bf{ = }}\frac{{\bf{1}}}{{\bf{2}}}\) ,\({{\bf{p}}_{\bf{4}}}{\bf{ = }}\frac{{\bf{3}}}{{\bf{4}}}\) , and \({{\bf{p}}_{\bf{5}}}{\bf{ = 1}}\).
A box contains r red balls and b blue balls. One ball is selected at random and its color is observed. The ball is then returned to the box and k additional balls of the same color are also put into the box. A second ball is then selected at random, its color is observed, and it is returned to the box together with k additional balls of the same color. Each time another ball is selected, the process is repeated. If four balls are selected, what is the probability that the first three balls will be red and the fourth ball will be blue?
Suppose that 10,000 tickets are sold in one lottery and 5000 tickets are sold in another lottery. If a person owns 100 tickets in each lottery, what is the probability that she will win at least one first prize?
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