494 Answered Questions for the topic Finite Mathematics
04/08/15
Determine the probability of the following events
Assume that your sample space is S = { O1, O2, O3, O4, O5 } with associated weights (probabilities) w1 = 0.15, w2 = 0.30, w3 = 0.20, w4 = 0.10, and w5 = 0.25. Determine the probability of the...
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04/06/15
What is the probability of getting exactly 4 correct answers?
a multiple-choice test in which each question has 4 choices only one of which is correct. Assume that 7 questions are answered by guessing randomly.What is the probability of getting exactly 4...
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04/06/15
Find the probability of at least 2 successes and at least 1 failure.
Assume that n = 13, and p = [ 4/5].Find the probability of at least 2 successes and at least 1 failure.
04/06/15
What is the probability of at least 6 correct answers?
Assume that 8 questions are answered by guessing.What is the probability of at least 6 correct answers?
04/06/15
(1) 1 success in 3 trials with p = 0.2: (2) 1 success in 3 trials with p = 0.6: (3) 3 successes in 5 trials with p = [ 1/5]:
Use the following values instead of those found in your book.(1) 1 success in 3 trials with p = 0.2: (2) 1 success in 3 trials with p = 0.6: (3) 3 successes in 5 trials with p = [ 1/5]:
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04/05/15
Compute the odds in favor of obtaining a number divisible by 2 or 5 in a single roll of a dice.
Compute the odds in favor of obtaining a number divisible by 2 or 5 in a single roll of a dice.
The odds in favor are ___ to ____ (Type whole numbers)
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04/04/15
Questions A and B
A. What are the odds for rolling a sum of 9 in a single roll of two fair dice? (Simplify answer in a fraction)
B. If you bet $1 that a sum of 9 will turn up, what should the house pay(plus...
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04/04/15
What is the probability that the card is either an ace or heart?
A single card is drawn from a standard 52-card deck. Calculate the probability and odds for the following event.
An ace or heart is drawn.
What is the probability that the card is either an...
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04/04/15
You are dealt one card from a 52-card deck. Calculate the probability of and odds for being dealt a six or a spade.
You are dealt one card from a 52-card deck. Calculate the probability of and odds for being dealt a six or a spade.
(Give answer in an integer or simplified fraction)
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04/04/15
The probability the shipment will be rejected is...?
A shipment of 60 inexpensive digital watches, including 10 that are defective, is sent to a department store. The receiving department selects 10 at random for testing and rejects the whole...
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04/02/15
If the seed has germinated, what is the probability that it is of type A?
Assume that 40 percent are of type A, 20 percent of type B, and 40 percent of type C. It is known that 30 percent of seeds of type A, 60 percent of type B, and 70 percent of type C have germinated....
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04/02/15
What is the probability that exactly one blue ball is chosen?
Assume that you have 5 red balls and 6 blue balls from which randomly to select two without replacement.(1) What is the probability that exactly one blue ball is chosen? (2) What is the probability...
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04/02/15
What is the probability of neither being red given that neither is blue?
For this problem, assume the box contains 3 red balls, 5 blue balls, and 8 white balls, and that we choose two balls at random from the box.What is the probability of neither being red given that...
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04/02/15
What is the probability of selecting 1 mouse of each gender given that both are grey?
For this problem, assume there are 5 grey females, 2 grey males, 4 white females, and 5 white males. As in the book, the biologist selects two mice randomly.
(1) What is the probability of...
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04/01/15
If the student plans to go to medical school, what is the probability that he is a freshman?
Assume that the class consists of 40 percent freshmen, 15 percent sophomores, 10 percent juniors, and 35 percent seniors. Assume further that 50 percent of the freshmen, 35 percent of the...
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04/01/15
What is the probability that exactly one blue ball is chosen?
Assume that you have 6 red balls and 7 blue balls from which randomly to select two without replacement.(1) What is the probability that exactly one blue ball is chosen? (2) What is the probability...
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04/01/15
What is the probability that the subcommittee consists of 2 men and 1 woman, given that it contains both men and women?
For this problem, assume that the committee contains 10 men and 5 women and that three are selected at random for a subcommittee.What is the probability that the subcommittee consists of 2 men and...
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Finite Mathematics
03/31/15
Determine whther the equation defines y as a linear function of x. If so, write in the form of y = mx + b. 4x - 7y^2 + 6 = 0
Determine whther the equation defines y as a linear function of x. If so, write in the form of y = mx + b.
4x - 7y^2 + 6 = 0
03/31/15
Compute the following conditional probabilities:
events E and F in a sample space S, but assume that Pr[E] = 0.45, Pr[F] = 0.45, and Pr[E∩ F] = 0.25. Compute the following conditional probabilities: (1) Pr[E | F] = (2) Pr[F | E] =
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03/30/15
What is Pr[E | F]?
Suppose for this problem that Pr[E] = [ 5/8] and Pr[F] = [ 3/4]. Just as in the book, Pr[(E ∪F)′] = 0.(1) What is Pr[E | F]? (2) What is Pr[F | E]?
03/30/15
(1) What is Pr[E | F]? (2) What is Pr[F | E]?
Suppose for this problem that Pr[E] = [ 1/12], Pr[F] = [ 1/6], and Pr[E ∩F′] = [ 0/1].(1) What is Pr[E | F]? (2) What is Pr[F | E]?
03/30/15
Compute the following conditional probabilities
but assume that Pr[E] = 0.3, Pr[F] = 0.35, and Pr[E′∩ F] = 0.15. Compute the following conditional probabilities: (1) Pr[E | F] = (2) Pr[F | E] =
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03/30/15
What is Pr[F | E]?
Suppose for this problem that Pr[E] = [ 5/8] and Pr[F] = [ 3/4]. Just as in the book, Pr[(E ∪F)′] = 0. (1) What is Pr[E | F]? (2) What is Pr[F | E]?
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03/29/15
Compute the following conditional probabilities
events E and F in a sample space S, but assume that Pr[E] = 0.3, Pr[F] = 0.35, and Pr[E′∩ F] = 0.15. Compute the following conditional probabilities: (1) Pr[E | F] = (2) Pr[F | E] =
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03/29/15
What is Pr[E | F]?
Suppose for this problem that Pr[E] = [ 1/12], Pr[F] = [ 1/6], and Pr[E ∩F′] = [ 0/1]. (1) What is Pr[E | F]? (2) What is Pr[F | E]?
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