477 Answered Questions for the topic Finite Mathematics

03/07/15

What is the value of w2?
For this problem, assume that 2, 6, 5, and 4 are equally likely, a 1 is three times as likely as a 4, and a 3 is four times as likely as a 1. (1) What is the value of w2? (2) What is the value of... more
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03/07/15

How many ways can you pick the cars so not all are the same size?
For this problem, assume that you are to pick 4 cars from the motor pool, which contains 7 subcompact cars, 6 compact cars, and 4 midsize cars. How many ways can you pick the cars so not all are... more
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Finite Mathematics Probability Algebra Permutations

03/05/15

1) What is the value of w2? (2) What is the value of w1? (3) What is the value of w3?
For this problem, assume that 2, 6, 5, and 4 are equally likely, a 1 is three times as likely as a 4, and a 3 is four times as likely as a 1.(1) What is the value of w2? (2) What is the value of... more
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03/05/15

What is the probability they sum to 9, 3, or 6?
involving the sum of two die rolls.(1) What is the probability they sum to 9, 3, or 6? (2) What is the probability they sum to at least 7?
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03/05/15

What is the probability that at least 2 of the dinners selected are pasta dinners?
Assume that there are 15 frozen dinners: 6 pasta, 5 chicken, and 4 seafood dinners. The student selects 5 of them.What is the probability that at least 2 of the dinners selected are pasta dinners?
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03/05/15

In how many ways can the assignments be made if John writes the introduction?
Assume that 12 students, including John, are working on the project report, which contains an introduction, 4 chapters, and a conclusion for a total of 6 sections.(1) In how many ways can the... more
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03/04/15

Finite Homework, need help: permutations, combinations, probability.
1. For this problem, assume the cooler contains 32 cans, 22 of which are regular, and the rest of which are diet. What is the probability of selecting 5 cans from the cooler so that at least 4 are... more
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Finite Mathematics

03/04/15

How many subsets of S have at most 2 elements?
Assume that the set S has 11 elements.How many subsets of S have at most 2 elements?
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03/03/15

How many different casts are there?
Assume that there are 6 unfilled roles: 4 male and 2 female. There are 8 men and 4 women, including Jennifer, auditioning for a part in the play. (1) How many different casts are there? (2) How... more
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03/03/15

How many outcomes does this experiment have?
For this problem, assume the balls in the box are numbered 1 through 7, and that an experiment consists of randomly selecting 2 balls one after another without replacement. (1) How many outcomes... more
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03/03/15

How many different answer sheets can be submitted?
For this problem, assume the test had 8 true-false questions and 8 multiple-choice questions, and that each multiple-choice question had 3 choices.
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03/03/15

What is the probability that you choose the December 1st issue of Newsweek?
Assume that there are 8 different issues of Sports Illustrated, 7 different issues of Time, and 4 different issues of Newsweek, including the December 1st issue, on the rack. You choose 4 of them... more
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Finite Mathematics Probability Algebra Sets

03/02/15

Finite Homework: Probability and statistics.
1. Assume that there are 19 frozen dinners: 10 pasta, 6 chicken, and 3 seafood dinners. The student selects 5 of them. What is the probability that at least 2 of the dinners selected are pasta... more
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03/02/15

(1) What is the probability that exactly 1 is an issue issue of Newsweek?
Assume that there are 6 different issues of Newsweek, 7 different issues of Sports Illustrated, and 3 different issues of Time, including the December 1st issue, on the rack. You choose 4 of them... more
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03/02/15

What is the probability that both heads and tails occur?
involving flipping a fair coin. Assume that the coin is flipped 3 times.What is the probability that both heads and tails occur?
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03/01/15

What is the probability that the coach selects at least 3 passing plays and at least 3 running plays?
Assume that the playbook contains 9 passing plays and 16 running plays. The coach randomly selects 9 plays from the playbook.
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03/01/15

Find the probability that Tom is given a task.
Assume that there are 11 board members: 9 females, and 2 males including Tom. There are 5 tasks to be assigned randomly, including that of advertising meetings to the public. (1) Find the... more
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03/01/15

What is the probability that at least 2 of the dinners selected are pasta dinners?
Assume that there are 19 frozen dinners: 10 pasta, 6 chicken, and 3 seafood dinners. The student selects 5 of them.
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03/01/15

(1) What is the probability that you choose 3 issues of Sports Illustrated and 1 issue of Newsweek?
Assume that there are 6 different issues of Sports Illustrated, 7 different issues of Newsweek, and 4 different issues of Popular Science, including the December 1st issue, on the rack. You choose... more
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02/26/15

What is the probability that all of the coins selected are dimes?
Assume that you select 2 coins at random from 9 coins: 4 dimes and 5 quarters.What is the probability that all of the coins selected are dimes?
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02/26/15

What is the probability that 2 females are selected?
A group of students who are selecting 2 of their group at random to give a report, but assume that there are 8 males and 3 females. What is the probability that 2 females are selected? What is the... more
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02/26/15

What is the probability that 3 cans of regular cola are selected?
randomly selecting 3 cans of regular and diet cola, but assume that there are 5 cans of regular cola and 8 cans of diet cola. (1) What is the probability that 3 cans of regular cola are selected? ... more
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02/26/15

What is the probability that both of the tickets you receive are in the front row?
your friend who has tickets to a concert and who selects 2 of them at random to give to you, but assume that your friend has 13 tickets of which 5 are in the front row and 8 are in the tenth row.... more
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02/26/15

(1) What is the probability that, of the 5 balls selected at random, at least one is orange and at least one is yellow?
the bucket containing orange tennis balls and yellow tennis balls from which 5 balls are selected at random, but assume that the bucket contains 7 orange balls and 9 yellow balls. (1) What is the... more
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02/25/15

How many different teams can be selected?
Assume that there are 9 girls and 8 boys in the neighborhood club, and a team of 5 is to be selected.(1) How many different teams can be selected? (2) How many different teams can be selected if... more
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