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03/28/15

An experiment consists of drawing 1 card from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of drawing the 5 of diamonds?

An experiment consists of drawing 1 card from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of drawing the 5 of diamonds?
Finite Mathematics Math Word Problem Word Problems

03/28/15

An experiment consists of drawing 1 card from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of drawing a king?

An experiment consists of drawing 1 card from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of drawing a king?

03/27/15

Find the following probabilities

events A and B in a sample space S. Assume that Pr[A] = 0.45, Pr[B] = 0.55, and Pr[A′∩B] = 0.4. Find the following probabilities:(1) Pr[B′∩A] = (2) Pr[A∩B] = (3) Pr[A′∩B′] =
Finite Mathematics Probability Combinations Sets

03/27/15

Assume that Pr[A] = 0.4, Pr[B] = 0.7, and Pr[A nB] = 0.3.

events A and B in a sample space S. Assume that Pr[A] = 0.4, Pr[B] = 0.7, and Pr[A ∩B] = 0.3.(1) Pr[B′∩A] = (2) Pr[A′∩B] = (3) Pr[A′∩B′] =
Finite Mathematics Probability Combinations Sets

03/27/15

What is the probability that the student attends at least one class on Monday?

involving a student's attendance at math and accounting classes on Mondays. Assume that the student attends math class with probability 0.65, skips accounting class with probability 0.4, and... more
Finite Mathematics Probability Combinations Sets

03/27/15

Find the following probabilities

involving events E, F, and G in a sample space S. Assume that Pr[E] = 0.45, Pr[F] = 0.3, Pr[G] = 0.5, Pr[E∩F] = 0.15, Pr[E∩G] = 0.25, Pr[F∩G] = 0.1, and Pr[E∩F ∩G] = 0.05;. Find the following... more
Finite Mathematics Probability Combinations Sets

03/27/15

Find the probabilities of the following events

events A and B of a sample space S, but assume that Pr[A′] = 0.4, Pr[B] = 0.55, and Pr[A′∩ B] = 0.2. Find the probabilities of the following events: (1) Pr[A∩B] = (2) Pr[A∪B] = (1) Pr[A′∪B]
Finite Mathematics

03/27/15

Solve the system of linear equations using the Gauss-Jordan elimination method x – 2y = 8 3x + 4y = 4

 Solve the system of linear equations using the Gauss-Jordan elimination method    x – 2y = 8 3x + 4y = 4
Finite Mathematics Probability Story Problems Sets

03/25/15

What is the probability that the second ball drawn is yellow?

Assume that the box contains 12 balls: 3 red, 4 blue, and 5 yellow. As in the text, you draw one ball, note its color, and if it is yellow replace it. If it is not yellow you do not replace it. You... more
Finite Mathematics Probability Story Problems Sets

03/25/15

What is the probability that the business makes a profit in exactly two of its first three years?

Assume that the business makes a profit with probability 0.2 in the first year. For each year thereafter, the business makes a profit with probability 0.7 if it made a profit in the previous year,... more
Finite Mathematics Probability Math Help Story Problems

03/25/15

What is the probability that a randomly selected car has a CD player?

Assume that the fleet consists of 35 percent Lexus, 45 percent Infinity, and 20 percent Mercedes automobiles. 75 percent of the Lexus cars, 90 percent of the Infinities, and 40 percent of the... more
Finite Mathematics Math Probability Sets

03/25/15

What is the probability that a randomly selected student plans to major in science?

Assume that 30 percent of students have taken calculus in high school. Of those who have taken calculus in high school, 65 percent plan to major in science. Of those who did not take calculus in... more
Finite Mathematics Probability Math Help Sets

03/25/15

What is the probability that the second apple you pick is red?

nvolving the selection of two apples from a bag of red and yellow apples without replacement. Assume that the bag has a total of 10 apples: 6 red and 4 yellow.(1) What is the probability that the... more
Finite Mathematics

03/23/15

determine the elements of the set (X'uY)n(Z'uY)'

 given U={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}, x={2,4,6,8}, Y={0,2,3,4,5,6}, Z={0,1,2,3,8,9}  
Finite Mathematics

03/23/15

probability model

a bin contains 4 apples and 3 oranges. 5 pieces of fruit are selected at random Without replacement A.) construct a probabilistic model for this experiment using combination b.) What is the... more
Finite Mathematics

03/22/15

Gasoline mixture question

A service station has 65 octane and 78 octane gasoline. How many liters of each gasoline should be mixed to provide 13 liters of 75 octane gasoline for a chemistry experiment?
Finite Mathematics

03/22/15

How would you simplify [(6t)^2]^6? in expoential notation

How would you simplify [(6t)^2]^6? in exponential notation
Finite Mathematics

03/18/15

Venn Diagram

500 freshman at USC are pursuing a business degree.   300 are enrolled in economics 225 in mathematics 140 in both courses   what is the probability a freshman selected will be enrolled... more
Finite Mathematics

03/18/15

without replacement

Three balls are selected at random WITHOUT replacement from an urn with 5 WHITE and 4 BLUE balls. Calculate the probability that:   a) two balls will be white and 1 ball will be blue   b) All... more
Finite Mathematics

03/18/15

Mutually exclusive events

Let A and  be two mutually exclusive events. The P(A)= .37 and the P(B)= .24   Compute all of the following:   a) P(A intersection B) b) P(Bc) c) P(A U B) d) P(Ac) e) P(Ac intersection Bc)
Finite Mathematics

03/16/15

Four balls are selected at random

Four balls are selected at random WITHOUT replacement from an urn with 3 WHITE and 5 BLUE balls. Calculate the probability that:   Two balls will be white and 2 balls will be blue   All four... more
Finite Mathematics

03/15/15

Mutually exclusive events

Let A and B be two mutually exclusive events. The P(A)=.4 and the P(B)=.2  Compute all of the following   a) P(A intersection B) b) P(Ac) c) P(A U B) d) P(Bc) e) P(Ac intersection Bc)
Finite Mathematics Math Word Problem Math Help

03/12/15

Questions A and B

A) How many ways can we select a 3-person committee from a group of 8 people.B) How many ways can a President,a Vice President, and a Secretarybe chosen from a group of 8 people?
Finite Mathematics Math Word Problem Math Help

03/12/15

How many people in the group, speak both French and German?

A group of 110 people touring Europe includes 51 people who speak French, 59 who speak German, and 22 who speak neither language. How many people in the group,speak both French and German?
Finite Mathematics Math Word Problem Word Problems

03/12/15

How many different license plates are possible if each contains 3 letters (out of alphabet’s 26 letters) followed by 3 digits (from 0 to 9)?

How many different license plates are possible if each contains 3 letters (out of alphabet’s 26 letters) followed by 3 digits (from 0 to 9)?

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