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Chapter 5: Q. 54 (page 329)
Union and intersection Suppose C and D are two events such that P(C), P(D), and
P(C 鈭� D). Find P(C 鈭� D).
The P is.
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Middle school values Researchers carried out a survey of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students in Michigan. Students were asked whether good grades, athletic ability, or being popular was most important to them. The two-way table summarizes the survey data. 
Suppose we select one of these students at random. What鈥檚 the probability of each of the following?
a. The student is a sixth-grader or rated good grades as important.
b. The student is not a sixth-grader and did not rate good grades as important.
An unenlightened gambler
a. A gambler knows that red and black are equally likely to occur on each spin of a
roulette wheel. He observes that consecutive reds have occurred and bets heavily on
black at the next spin. Asked why, he explains that 鈥渂lack is due.鈥� Explain to the
gambler what is wrong with this reasoning.
b. After hearing you explain why red and black are still equally likely after reds on the
roulette wheel, the gambler moves to a card game. He is dealt straight red cards from
a standard deck withred cards and black cards. He remembers what you said and
assumes that the next card dealt in the same hand is equally likely to be red or black.
Explain to the gambler what is wrong with this reasoning.
Body image A random sample of U.S. college students was asked, 鈥淲hat is your perception of your own body? Do you feel that you are overweight, underweight, or about right?鈥� The two-way table below summarizes the data on perceived body image by gender.
Suppose we randomly select one of the survey respondents.
a. Given that the person perceived his or her body image as about right, what鈥檚 the
probability that the person is female?
b. If the person selected is female, what鈥檚 the probability that she did not perceive her body image as overweight?
Suppose a loaded die has the following probability model:
If this die is thrown and the top face shows an odd number, what is the probability that the die shows a 1?
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Rock smashes scissors Almost everyone has played the game rock-paper-scissors at some point. Two players face each other and, at the count of , make a fist (rock), an extended hand, palm side down (paper), or a 鈥淰鈥� with the index and middle fingers (scissors). The winner is determined by these rules: rock smashes scissors; paper covers rock; and scissors cut paper. If both players choose the same object, then the game is a tie. Suppose that Player and Player are both equally likely to choose rock, paper, or scissors. a. Give a probability model for this chance process. b. Find the probability that Player wins the game on the first throw .
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