4.3 - 4.4 HW
The complement of "at least one" is
"none."
Find the probability that when a couple has three children, at least one of them is a girl.
(1/2)^3 = 1/8 1-1/8 =7/8 ANSWER 7/8
no yes positive- 13 40 negative- 35 11
.755
In a certain country, the true probability of a baby being a boy is 0.531. Among the next seven randomly selected births in the country, what is the probability that at least one of them is a girl?
1 - .531^7= .988
A presidential candidate plans to begin her campaign by visiting the capitals in 4 of 44 states. What is the probability that she selects the route of four specific capitals?
1/3258024
A presidential candidate plans to begin her campaign by visiting the capitals in 3 of 44 states. What is the probability that she selects the route of three specific capitals?
1/79464
If you know the names of the remaining eight students in the spelling bee, what is the probability of randomly selecting an order and getting the order that is used in the spelling bee?
1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8= 40320
If radio station call letters must begin with either K or W and must include either two or three additional letters, how many different possibilities are there?
2×26×26+2×26×26x26 2×26×26×(1+26) 2×26×26×27=36,504 possibilities
A Social Security number consists of nine digits in a particular order, and repetition of digits is allowed. After seeing the last four digits printed on a receipt, if you randomly select the other digits, what is the probability of getting the correct Social Security number of the person who was given the receipt?
4 numbers are known 101010*10= 100000probability is 1/100000
In an experiment, college students were given either four quarters or a $1 bill and they could either keep the money or spend it on gum. The results are summarized in the table. Complete parts (a) through (c) below. Students Given Four Quarters purchased: 29 kept: 12 Students Given a $1 Bill purchased: 19 kept: 33 A. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the money, given that the student was given a $1 bill. B. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who kept the money, given that the student was given a $1 bill. C. What do the preceding results suggest?
A. 19/52 = .365 B. 33/52= .635 C. A student given a $1 bill is more likely to have kept the money.
In an experiment, college students were given either four quarters or a $1 bill and they could either keep the money or spend it on gum. The results are summarized in the table. Complete parts (a) through (c) below. Students Given Four Quarters purchased: 29 kept: 18 Students Given a $1 Bill purchased: 15 kept: 27 a. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the money, given that the student was given four quarters. b. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who kept the money, given that the student was given four quarters. c. What do the preceding results suggest?
A. 29/47 = .617 B. 18/47 = .383 C. A student given four quarters is more likely to have spent the money
The conditional probability of B given A can be found by _______.
assuming that event A has occurred, and then calculating the probability that event B will occur
A _______ probability of an event is a probability obtained with knowledge that some other event has already occurred.
conditional
A thief steals an ATM card and must randomly guess the correct five -digit pin code from a 5-key keypad. Repetition of digits is allowed. What is the probability of a correct guess on the first try?
number of possible codes is 5x5x5x5x5 = 3125 probability that the correct code is given on the first try is 1/3125
purchased kept given 4 quarters 34 13 students given $1
probability .723 .339 .339
In a small private school, 6 students are randomly selected from 15 available students. What is the probability that they are the six youngest students?
probability 1/5005
The data represent the results for a test for a certain disease. Assume one individual from the group is randomly selected. Find the probability of getting someone who tested negative , given that he or she did not have the disease. The individual actually had the disease Positive yes: 130 no: 13 Negative Yes: 16 NO: 141
probability : 141/154= .916
The accompanying table shows the results from a test for a certain disease. Find the probability of selecting a subject with a negative test result, given that the subject has the disease. What would be an unfavorable consequence of this error?The individual actually had the disease Yes no Positive 323 2 Negative 11 1196
probability: 11/334 =.033 The subject would not receive treatment and could spread the disease.
In an experiment, college students were given either four quarters or a $1 bill and they could either keep the money or spend it on gum. The results are summarized in the table. Complete parts (a) through (c) below. Students Given Four Quarters purchased: 33 kept: 13 Students Given a $1 Bill Purchased: 18 kept: 34 a. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the money, given that the student was given four quarters. b. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the money, given that the student was given a $1 bill. c. What do the preceding results suggest?
A. 33/46= .717 B. 9/26= .346 C. A student given four quarters is more likely to have spent the money than a student given a $1 bill.
Which of the following is NOT a requirement of the Permutations Rule, n P r= n!/ (n - r) ! , for items that are all different?
Order is not taken into account (rearrangements of the same items are considered to be the same).
Which of the following is NOT a requirement of the Combinations Rule, n C r = n !/ r ! ( n - r ) ! , for items that are all different?
That order is taken into account (consider rearrangements of the same items to be different sequences).
A classic counting problem is to determine the number of different ways that the letters of "occurrence" can be arranged. Find that number.
The number of different ways that the letters of "occurrence" can be arranged is 151200
Subjects for the next presidential election poll are contacted using telephone numbers in which the last four digits are randomly selected (with replacement). Find the probability that for one such phone number, the last four digits include at least one 0
The probability is . 344
How many ways can you make change for a quarter? (Different arrangements of the same coins are not counted separately.)
Using only pennies, nickels, and dimes, there are 12 ways to make change for a quarter.
