Statistics 6.1
What is the probability of rolling a sum of 9 on a standard pair of six-sided dice? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to three decimal places, if necessary.
.111 you can roll a 6 and a 3, 5 and a 4, 3 and a 6, 4 and a 5, so its 4/36 if you table it and divide to get .111
What is the probability of rolling a sum of 4 on a standard pair of six-sided dice? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to three decimal places, if necessary.
0.083 1 and 3, 2 and 2, 3 and 1 out of 36 so its 3/36 to get .083
Decide if the following probability is classical, relative frequency, or subjective. At a local university, you poll a group of 140 students and find that 57 of them are living in the dorms. 1) subjective probability 2) relative frequency probability 3) classical probability
Relative Frequency Probability
Write out the sample space for the given experiment. Use the following letters to indicate each choice: W for white, Y for yellow, B for blue, G for gray, E for ebony, and M for maple. While renovating your house, you have a choice of paint colors for your game room: white, yellow, or blue. You also have the following options for the finish on your entertainment center: gray, ebony, or maple.
WG,WE,WM,YG,YE,YM,BG,BE,BM
Decide if the following probability is classical, relative frequency, or subjective Selecting a jack from a standard deck of cards. 1) subjective probability 2) relative frequency probability 3) classical probability
classical probability
Write out the sample space for the given experiment. Use the letter H to indicate heads and T for tails. 2 coins are tossed.
hh,ht,th,tt
Write out the sample space for the given experiment. Use the following letters to indicate each choice: M for mushrooms, O for olives, B for bacon, E for eggs, V for vinaigrette, and H for honey mustard. When deciding what you want to put into a salad for dinner at a restaurant, you will choose one of the following extra toppings: mushrooms, olives. Also, you will add one of following meats: bacon, eggs. Lastly, you will decide on one of the following dressings: vinaigrette, honey mustard.
mbv,mbh,mev,meh,obv,obh,oev,oeh