CONFIDENTIAL 1 CS/MAC2023/STA416

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

ASSIGNMENT

COURSE : APPLIED PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

COURSE CODE : STA416
EXAMINATION : JUNE 2023

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:
QUESTIONS MARKS
1. This paper consists of five (5) questions.
2. Answer ALL questions. Q1
3. Compile all your answer sheets into one file Q2
only (PDF File).
Q3
4. Submit your answers through Google
Q4
Classroom.
Q5
TOTAL 50
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QUESTION 1

Given P(A ' B')' = 0.6 and P(B) = 0.4. If P(A ') = 0.7 ,
a) Find P(A ∩ B)
b) Draw a Venn Diagram to represent the above events,
c) Show that A and B are not independent event,
d) Find P(A|B),
e) Find P(A and B’)
(10 marks)
QUESTION 2

a) A team of workers at Majlis Bandaraya Kuala Terengganu plans to use 12 pots of

different flowers to decorate the stage in Dewan Budi Kuala Terengganu. These pots
are to be arranged in a row. Determine the number of ways the arrangements can be
done.
(2 marks)

b) Determine number of different words that can be formed using all the alphabets in the
word SWIMMING, if every arrangement must begin with the letter G and end with the
letter W.
(3 marks)

, P (B A ) =
8 3 10
c) Given that P(A) = andP(A ' B) = . Compute
21 4 21
i) P(B)
ii) P(A|B)
(5 marks)

QUESTION 3

a) Determine the number of ways to arrange three boys and five girls in a row of seats.
(2 marks)

b) Determine the number of ways to arrange the letter BULGOGI such that the vowels
are always together.
(3 marks)

c) There are twenty mangoes in a basket. Five of the mangoes are rotten. A man
randomly takes six mangoes from the basket. Find the probability that he gets not
more than two rotten mangoes.
(5 marks)
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QUESTION 4

a) The following table classifies people based on their personality type and favorite place
to hang out.
Personality Favorite place to hang out
Type Mall Park Museum
Introvert 4 10 6
Extrovert 16 12 2

A person is selected at random,

i) find the probability that the person is an introvert or loves to hang out at a
park.
(2 marks)
ii) find the probability that a person is an extrovert given that he loves to hang
out at a mall.
(3 marks)
b) Events A and B are such that P(A)=3/5. P(B)=4/15. Find P(A  B) if
i) A and B are mutually exclusive events
ii) A and B are independent events
(5 marks)
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QUESTION 5

The administration of a local college is conducting research on students’ enrollment for each
of the computer science departments in the college. There are three computer science
departments, which are Information Technology, Business Computing and Mobile
Computing. The probability of students’ enrollment in Information Technology is 35%. While
the students’ enrollment for Business Computing and Mobile Computing are 40% and 25%
respectively. The probability that the student will be male is 50% for Information Technology
and 65% for Business Computing. As for Mobile Computing, the probability that the student
will be female is15%.
a) Draw a tree diagram to describe the above situation.
b) Compute the probability that the student enrolls in the computer science department
is female.
c) Find the probability that the student enrolled in Mobile Computing is male.
d) If the student is female, find the probability that the student is enrolled in Business
Computing.
(10 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER