MTH243 wkst#6 /71pts Name:_____________________

1. (2pts each) A pile of cards are only hearts and clubs, and only A, Q, K, J. The pile is
shuffled and one card is drawn and recorded, then replaced in the deck. This is repeated 77
times and the table below shows the results.
hearts clubs

Not a Jack 25 33

A Jack 11 8

Find:

a) The experimental probability that a Jack is not chosen

b) The experimental probability that a club is chosen

c) The experimental probability that a Jack of clubs is chosen.

d) The experimental probability that a Jack or a club is chosen

e) The experimental probability that a Jack is chosen, given that it is a heart

f) The experimental probability that a heart is chosen, given that it is not a Jack

2. (4pts each)Is the following a valid probability distribution function. If not why?

a) The random variable is: b) The random variable is:

Length of Lease in Percent of Age Percent of

years Leases range, promotion
Less than 1 3% years sensitive people
1-2.5 21% 18-28 12%
2-4 46% 29-39 40%
5 38% 40-50 24%
51-61 14%
62+ 10%

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3. Acme Auto Rental has five red Fords, four white Fords, and two black Fords. Acme also has
six red Hondas, three white Hondas, and five black Hondas.
a) (4pts) Draw a table organizing the information above.

(2pts each) If a car is selected at random for rental to a customer,

b) What is the probability that it is a white Ford?

c) What is the probability that it is a Ford?

d) What is the probability that it is white?

e) What is the probability that it is white given the customer demands a Ford?

f) What is the probability that it is a Ford given that it is white?

4. (3pts) Suppose the probability that event 𝐴 occurs is 22% and the probability that event 𝐵
occurs is 18%. If the probability that event 𝐴 or event 𝐵 occurs is 35%, are 𝐴 and 𝐵 mutually
exclusive?

5. (4pts)The Probability of getting the flu is 3%. What is the probability that Mary, Steve and
Sam all do not get the flu?

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6. (4pts) How many different ways can the admissions committee of a statistics department
choose 6 total applicants, where four are foreign students (from a group of 20 foreign
applicants) and two are US students (from a group of 10 US applicants)?

7. There are nine balls in an urn. They are identical except for color. Six are red and three are
blue. You are to draw a ball from the urn, note its color, and set it aside. Then you are to
draw another ball from the urn and note its color.
a) (5pts)Make a tree diagram to show all possible outcomes of the experiment. Label the
probability associated with each stage of the experiment on the appropriate branch,
giving the proper symbols and values.

b) (8pts) Compute the probability for each outcome of the experiment.

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8. (4pts each) Suppose there are ten candidates for a five-person group; four of the candidates
are math majors and six of the candidates are science majors.
a) What is the probability of selecting a five-person group made up of two math majors and
three science majors?

b) What is the probability of selecting a five-person group made up of at most one math
major?

9. (3pts each) In a box of 20 CD’s 10% are damaged. 7% have scratches and 5% are formatted
incorrectly. Find

a) What is the probability that a CD is undamaged?

b) What is the probability that a CD is scratched and incorrectly formatted?

10. (3pts each) 75% of a group of students are taking a Math class. 85% are taking an English
class. 92% of the students are taking Math or English.

a) What % are taking both Math and English?

b) What % are taking only Math?

c) What is the probability that a student chosen at random from this group is taking
neither Math nor English?

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