LAGOS CITY POLYTECHNIC, IKEJA

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
2015/2016 SEMESTER EXAMINATION

COURSE TITLE: ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY

THEORY NO OF QUESTIONS : 6
COURSE CODE: STA 112 TIME ALLOWED: 2 HRS
FOR WHOM: ND I CS FT INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER ANY

4 QUESTIONS
1. (a) The Universal set m, is the set of all intergers, P, Q and R are subsets of U defined
as follows:
P = {x: x <2}, Q = {x: 7 <x< 15}; R = {x: 2< x < 19}
find
(a) pnQ (b) QnR; (c) pn[QUR]: 9d)
[pnQluR
(b) If m = {1, 2, 3, a, b,c} X = {1,2, a,c}, and y = {2, 3, b, c}
what is (a) y1 x1 (b) y1x1 (c) y1nx1 (d) y1ux

2. Of 165 candidates in an examination, 125 take mathematics; 70 take physics and 85 take
chemistry; 42 take physics and mathematics; 40 take physics and chemistry and 56 take
mathematics and chemistry.how many students take:
(a) all three subjects (b) axactly to subjects

3. (a) Find n if:

(i) n
C5 = n
C7 (ii) n
P4 = 24 x n
C5

(b) A six member committee is to be formed from 8 Boys and 7 Girls. In how many
ways
can this be done.
(i) If there is no restruction? (ii) To have an equal number of
Boys and Girls
(iii) To have all members of the same sex? (iv) To hae at least 4
Girls?

4 Suppose a box contains 4 red and 3 black balls. 4 ball is chosen at random from
the box and then a second ball is drawn at random from remaining balls in
the box.
Find the probability that
(i) both balls are black (ii) both balls are red

(iii) the first ball is black and the second is red

(iv) the second is red (v) the second is black

5. (a) 3 balls are drawn of random replacement from a box containing 8 red and 3 white
balls.
Find the probability that (i) all 3 are red (ii) 1 is red and 2 are white
(b) prove that p(AcnBC) = 1 p (B) + p(AnB)

6. (a) If A = [m, n], B = [1, 2,3] and C = [x, y], find A x B x C

(b) Show that for any two sets 4 and B, (anB)1 =- A1u B1