Question 1

SCENARIO 4-12
Jake woke up late in the morning on the day that he has to go to school to take an important test.He can either take the shuttle bus which is usually running late 20% of the time or ride his unreliable motorcycle which breaks down 40% of the time.He decides to toss a fair coin to make his choice.
-Referring to Scenario 4-12,if Jake is late to the test,what is the probability that he took the bus?

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Question 2

Seven passengers are on a waiting list for an overbooked flight.As a result of cancellations,3 seats become available.How many ways can those 3 available seats be filled regardless of the order?

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Question 3

At the International Pancakes Hut,there are 4 different ways to have an egg cooked,7 different choices of pancakes,5 different types of syrups and 8 different beverages.How many different ways are there to order an egg,a pancake with a choice of syrup and a beverage?

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Question 4

There are 47 contestants at a national dog show.How many different ways can contestants fill the first place,second place,and third place positions?

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Question 5

SCENARIO 4-11
A sample of 300 adults is selected.The contingency table below shows their registration status and their preferred source of information on current events.
 
-Referring to Scenario 4-11,what is the probability that an adult who prefers to get his/her current information from the internet will be a registered voter?

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A sample of 300 adults is...

Question 6

SCENARIO 4-12
Jake woke up late in the morning on the day that he has to go to school to take an important test.He can either take the shuttle bus which is usually running late 20% of the time or ride his unreliable motorcycle which breaks down 40% of the time.He decides to toss a fair coin to make his choice.
-Referring to Scenario 4-12,if Jake is late to the test,what is the probability that he rode his bike?

Accepted Answer

The answer of SCENARIO 4-12
Jake woke up late in the...

Question 7

SCENARIO 4-11
A sample of 300 adults is selected.The contingency table below shows their registration status and their preferred source of information on current events.
 
-Referring to Scenario 4-11,if a randomly selected adult is a registered voter,what is the probability that he/she prefers to get his/her current information from the newspapers?

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The answer of SCENARIO 4-11
A sample of 300 adults is...

Question 8

There are only 4 empty rooms available in a student dormitory for eleven new freshmen.Each room is considered unique so that it matters who is being assigned to which room.How many different ways can those 4 empty rooms be filled one student per room?

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Question 9

SCENARIO 4-12
Jake woke up late in the morning on the day that he has to go to school to take an important test.He can either take the shuttle bus which is usually running late 20% of the time or ride his unreliable motorcycle which breaks down 40% of the time.He decides to toss a fair coin to make his choice.
-Referring to Scenario 4-12,if Jake,in fact,gets to the test on time,what is the probability that he took the bus?

Accepted Answer

The answer of SCENARIO 4-12
Jake woke up late in the...

Question 10

SCENARIO 4-11
A sample of 300 adults is selected.The contingency table below shows their registration status and their preferred source of information on current events.
 
-Referring to Scenario 4-11,if an adult is selected at random,what is the probability that he/she is a not a registered voter or does not prefer to get his/her current information from the internet?

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The answer of SCENARIO 4-11
A sample of 300 adults is...

Question 11

There are 10 finalists at a national dog show.How many different orders of finishing can there be for all the 10 finalists?

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Question 12

A high school debate team of 4 is to be chosen from a class of 35.How many possible ways can the team be formed?

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Question 13

Eleven freshmen are to be assigned to eleven empty rooms in a student dormitory.Each room is considered unique so that it matters who is being assigned to which room.How many different ways can those eleven freshmen be allocated?

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Question 14

A new model car from Ford Motor Company offers a keyless entry system that utilizes a four- letter code.How many different possible combinations are there for the code?

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Question 15

Four freshmen are to be assigned to eleven empty rooms in a student dormitory.All the rooms are considered as homogenous so that it does not matter who is being assigned to which room.How many different ways can those 4 freshmen be assigned?

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Question 16

SCENARIO 4-12
Jake woke up late in the morning on the day that he has to go to school to take an important test.He can either take the shuttle bus which is usually running late 20% of the time or ride his unreliable motorcycle which breaks down 40% of the time.He decides to toss a fair coin to make his choice.
-Referring to Scenario 4-12,if Jake,in fact,gets to the test on time,what is the probability that he rode his bike?

Accepted Answer

The answer of SCENARIO 4-12
Jake woke up late in the...

Question 17

A debate team of 4 is to be chosen from a class of 35.There are two twin brothers in the class.How many possible ways can the team be formed which will include only one of the twin brothers?

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Question 18

SCENARIO 4-11
A sample of 300 adults is selected.The contingency table below shows their registration status and their preferred source of information on current events.
 
-Referring to Scenario 4-11,is the preferred source of current information independent of the voting registration status?

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The answer of SCENARIO 4-11
A sample of 300 adults is...

Question 19

There are only 4 empty rooms available in a student dormitory for eleven new freshmen.All the rooms are considered as homogenous so that it does not matter who is being assigned to which room.How many different ways can those 4 empty rooms be filled one student per room?

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Question 20

A debate team of 4 is to be chosen from a class of 35.There are two twin brothers in the class.How many possible ways can the team be formed which will not include any of the twin brothers?

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Quiz 4: Basic Probability

Seven passengers are on a waiting list for an overbooked flight.As a result of cancellations,3 seats become available.How many ways can those 3 available seats be filled regardless of the order?

At the International Pancakes Hut,there are 4 different ways to have an egg cooked,7 different choices of pancakes,5 different types of syrups and 8 different beverages.How many different ways are there to order an egg,a pancake with a choice of syrup and a beverage?

There are 47 contestants at a national dog show.How many different ways can contestants fill the first place,second place,and third place positions?

There are only 4 empty rooms available in a student dormitory for eleven new freshmen.Each room is considered unique so that it matters who is being assigned to which room.How many different ways can those 4 empty rooms be filled one student per room?

There are 10 finalists at a national dog show.How many different orders of finishing can there be for all the 10 finalists?

A high school debate team of 4 is to be chosen from a class of 35.How many possible ways can the team be formed?

Eleven freshmen are to be assigned to eleven empty rooms in a student dormitory.Each room is considered unique so that it matters who is being assigned to which room.How many different ways can those eleven freshmen be allocated?

A new model car from Ford Motor Company offers a keyless entry system that utilizes a four- letter code.How many different possible combinations are there for the code?

Four freshmen are to be assigned to eleven empty rooms in a student dormitory.All the rooms are considered as homogenous so that it does not matter who is being assigned to which room.How many different ways can those 4 freshmen be assigned?

A debate team of 4 is to be chosen from a class of 35.There are two twin brothers in the class.How many possible ways can the team be formed which will include only one of the twin brothers?

SCENARIO 4-11 A sample of 300 adults is selected.The contingency table below shows their registration status and their preferred source of information on current events. -Referring to Scenario 4-11,is the preferred source of current information independent of the voting registration status?

There are only 4 empty rooms available in a student dormitory for eleven new freshmen.All the rooms are considered as homogenous so that it does not matter who is being assigned to which room.How many different ways can those 4 empty rooms be filled one student per room?

A debate team of 4 is to be chosen from a class of 35.There are two twin brothers in the class.How many possible ways can the team be formed which will not include any of the twin brothers?