TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Int.

to Probability and Statistics

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
International School
Tutorial 1 – Algebra of events, Combinatorics
Question 1:
In a project of evaluating city transportation, 150 people were interviewed and subcategorized to
the following groups:
● 84 live in a distance greater than 50 km from city center – group A
● 99 ride to work by private car – group B
● 85 are willing to use public transportation instead of their private car – group C
● 74 belong to groups A and B
● 63 belong to groups B and C
● 62 belong to groups A and C
● 54 belong to groups A, B, and C

We choose a person randomly

a. How many people belong to at least one of the groups?
b. How many people belong to none of the groups?
c. How many people belong exactly to 2 of the groups?

Solution:

, , ,

, ,

a. Venn diagram

Algebraic solution:

b.

c.
TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Int. to Probability and Statistics
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
International School
Question 2:
A and B are two disjoint events: P(A) = 0.3, P(B) = 0.4.

a. Calculate

b. Calculate
Solution:
a.

b.

Question 3:
The chance of a student solving question 1 correctly is 0.9. For question 2 it’s 0.8. The chance for
solving both correctly is 0.75.
1. What is the chance for solving at least one question correctly?
2. What is the chance for solving no question correctly?
3. What is the chance for solving only question 1 correctly?
Solution:
1.
We’ll define the following events: A – solving question 1 correctly, B – solving question 2
correctly, – the student solves both correctly

2.

We’ll define the event - the student does not solve any question correctly.

3.
The chance to solve only question 1 correctly: