Chapter 04, Section 4.

2, Problem 025

A hat contains 35 marbles. Of them, 17 are red and 18 are green. If one marble is randomly
selected out of this hat, what is the probability that this marble is red?

P (A) = 0.49

Chapter 04, Section 4.2, Problem 030

Out of the 3228 families who live in an apartment complex in New York City275 paid no
income tax last year. What is the probability that a randomly selected these 3228 families
paid income tax last year?

= 0.915

Chapter 04, Section 4.2, Problem 038

Income Frequency Relative Frequency

Less than $40,000 90 .180
$40,000 to $80,000 270 .540
More than $80,000 140 .280
a. P (income is less than $40,000) = .180

b. P (income is more than $80,000) = .280

Chapter 04, Section 4.4, Problem 064a

Find the joint probability of A and B for the following

P (A) = 0.59 and P (B|A) = 0.74

P (A and B) = 0.4366
Chapter 04, Section 4.4, Problem 70

Given that P (A) = 0.4 and P (A and B) = 0.32

Find P (B|A)

P (B|A) = 0.8

Chapter 04, Section 4.4, Problem 78

I. P (more than 1 hour late and airline A) = 0.037

II. P(airline B and less than 30 minutes late) = 0.212

Chapter 04, Section 4.4, Problem 80

P (both of students have volunteered for the community service) = 0.2353

tree

A = 0.4902

B = 0.5098

C/A = 0.48

D/A = 0.52

C/B = 0.5

D/B = 0.5

P (A and C) = 0.2353

P (A and D) = 0.2549

P (B and C) = 0.2549

P (B and D) = 0.2549
Chapter 04, Section 4.4, Problem 087a

Three percent of all items sold by a mail-order company are returned by customers for a
refund. Find the probability that of two items sold during a given hour by this company
both will be returned for a refund

P (G1 and G2) = 0.0009

Chapter 04, Section 4.4, Problem 88

P (all three were paid for) = 0.0640

P (none were paid for) = 0.2160

Chapter 04, Section 4.5, Problem 104a

Five hundred employees were selected from a citys large private companies, and they
were asked whether or not they have any retirement benefits provided by their companies.
Based on this information, the following two-way classification table was prepared.

Have Retirement Benefits

Yes No
Men 211 79
Women 157 53

Suppose one employee is selected at random from these 500 employees.

Find the probability of the union of events woman and yes

P (women or yes) = 0.842

Chapter 04, Section 4.6, Problem 116

Chapter 04, Section 4.6, Problem 118

How many different outcomes are possible for 3 rolls of a die?

Numbers of outcomes = 216

Chapter 04, Section 4.6, Problem 123

A man just bought 3 suits, 8 shirts, and 15 ties. All of these suits, shirts, and ties coordinate
with each other. If he is to randomly select one suit, one shirt, and one tie to wear on a
certain day, how many different outcomes (selections) are possible?

=360 outcomes
Chapter 04, Section 4.6, Problem 127

An Ice cream shop offers 24 favors of ice cream

How many ways are there to select 2 different flavors from these 24 flavors?

=276 ways

How many permutations are possible?

= 522 permutations

Chapter 04, Section 4.6, Problem 132

In how many ways can a sample (without replacement) of 7 items be selected from a
population of 12 items?

792= ways
Chapter 05, Section 5.2, Problem 008b

Not a valid probability distribution

Chapter 05, Section 5.2, Problem 010d

The following table gives the probability distribution of a discrete random variable x.

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
P(X) 0.10 0.20 0.28 0.15 0.12 0.10 0.05
Find P (1 x 4) =

P (1 x 4) = 0.75

Chapter 05, Section 5.2, Problem 015

One of the most profitable items at A1s Auto Security Shop is the remote starting system.
Let x be the number of such systems installed on a given day at this shop. The following
table lists the frequency distribution of x for the past 80 days.

Construct a probability distribution table for the number of remote starting systems
installed on a given day.

x P(x)

1 0.1

2 0.25

3 0.3

4 0.2

5 0.15

Graph 4 is the correct graph

Chapter 05, Section 5.2, Problem 018

According to a survey, 5 % of adults are against using animals for research. Assume that
this result holds true for the current population of all adults. Let x be the number of adults
who are against using animals for research in a random sample of two adults. Obtain the
probability distribution of x.

x P(x)

0 0.9025

1 0.095

2 0.0025

Chapter 05, Section 5.3, Problem 023a

Mean = 1.35

Standard deviation = 0.942

Chapter 05, Section 5.4, Problem 046b

Mean = 3.95

Standard deviation = 0.911

Chapter 05, Section 5.4, Problem 055b

A professional basketball player makes 88% of the free throws he tries. Assuming this
percentage will hold true in future attempts, find the probability that in the next 8 tries, the
number of free throws he will make is exactly 5

P (exactly 5) = 0.0893