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Probability Math Geometry Algebra

12/13/21

Joselyn and Tanya are on a swim team. The table below shows the probabilities of the team winning or losing when the team is playing away or is playing at home.

Are the events “winning” and “playing at home” independent?  (5 points)     Show all of your work proving your statement ... more

Expected number of becoming good friends

Consider a group of people. There are 500 people in the a room. If we put them altogether inside a room for 1 hour, each pair of people has a 1 in 10000 chances of making friends together and... more
Probability Math

12/13/21

Assigning Probability

Let S be the sample space for when a coin is flipped 8 times in a row and heads or tails isrecorded, but we only write down the cases where the final flip is heads. What is N?Question from one of... more
Probability

12/10/21

The sample includes 30% of women and 70% of men. It is known that among them 10% of women and 60% of men smoke. Person X is known to be a non-smoker. Find the probability that X is male.

The sample includes 30% of women and 70% of men. It is known that among them 10% of women and 60% of men smoke. Person X is known to be a non-smoker. Find the probability that X is male.
Probability

12/09/21

LSAT test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 152 and a standard deviation of 5. What score would place you in the top 2% of test-takers? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

You may need to use the appropriate appendix table or technology to answer this question.LSAT test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 152 and a standard deviation of 5. What score would... more
Probability

12/07/21

If A and B are events such that P(A)=1/2, P(B)=1/3 and P(AuB)=2/3. Find P(B'/A)

Anyone know probability, I'm really stuck on this one..... I need help
Probability

12/07/21

What is the mean of the set {4,9,18,8,10}?

Probability Statistics

12/05/21

Help me find the probability this man’s weight please

Noel, a 35 year old office worker, has been struggling with his weight for a long time. He is looking to start dating again, so earlier this year he decided to join a gym. A few days ago he noted... more
Probability

12/05/21

Confused on how to approach this

have three errands to take care of in the Administration Building. Let Xi = the time that it takes for the ith errand (i = 1, 2, 3), and let X4 = the total time in minutes that I spend walking to... more
Probability

12/03/21

Probability confusion

A certain automobile manufacturer equips a particular model with either a six-cylinder engine or a four-cylinder engine. Suppose the fuel efficiencies (mpg) for six-cylinder and four-cylinder cars... more
Probability

12/03/21

Confused how to do this probability question

The hourly median power (in decibels) of received radio signals transmitted between two cities follows a lognormal distribution with parameter values u = 3.5 and o(sigma)=1.2a. What is the 90th... more

12/03/21

Scientific Reasoning Questions

1.Give an example in which dominance reasoning recommends a certain action where maximizing expected utility recommends an incompatible action. 2. Describe how Ramsey proposes to assign numerical... more
Probability

12/03/21

probability assignment

A jar contains 6 pennies, 14 nickels,16 dimes, and 4 quarters. If onecoin is chosen at random, findeach probability.P(worth at least 5 cents)
Probability Statistics

12/02/21

what is the probability that the sum of the dices is 4 ?

in an experiment, a ball is drawn from a box containing 7 green balls and 10 orange balls. if the ball is green, two dice are rolled. if the ball is orange, three dices are rolledwhat is the... more
Probability

12/02/21

The question is asking what grade she will get

Scores on a recent exam followed a normal distribution and letter grades will be assigned with 15% A, 35% B, 30% C, 15% D, and 5% F. Suppose that Sue took the exam and had a standardized score of... more
Probability

12/01/21

probability question

A company's sales force makes 350 sales calls, with 0.20 probability that sale will be made on a call. What is the probability that more than 70 will be made  (round to the nearest 4 decimal places)?
Probability

12/01/21

probability question

A company's sales force makes 350 sales calls, with 0.20 probability that sale will be made on a call. What is the probability that fewer than 70 will be made  (round to the nearest 4 decimal places)? more
Probability Statistics

12/01/21

Probability normal distribution

A hospital is trying to improve quality in every area. One of the metrics they look closely at is the quality of physicians. Several individual measurements contribute to a physician's quality... more
Probability

12/01/21

Probability rolling dice

Let's say you were to roll a dice 30 times. What is the number of times you would expect the number 2 to appear?
Probability

11/30/21

Probability die roll is 4 or less

The teacher rolls 2 dice. What is the probability that the sum will be 4 or less?
Probability

11/29/21

Probability and statistics

Let Zn,n 2 1, be a sequence of random variables and ca constant such that for each ɛ > 0, P{|Z, – c| > ɛ}→ 0 as n → o. Show that for any bounded continuous function g, E[g(Zn)] → g(c) as n → 00
Probability Math

11/27/21

Johan has a fake coin. There is a 90% chance of getting a piano and a 10% chance of get the crown.

What is the probability that he gets the piano twice in a row?

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