Trầm Phương Nghi – ITDSIU22145

ELEMENTS OF PROBABILITY

I. Sample space – Events

II. Axiom of Probability

2. a. 858/1086 = 0,790055249 = 79%

b. Yes
c. Northeast: 148/200 = 0,74 = 74%
Midwest: 162/216 = 0,75 = 75%
South: 296/370 = 0,8 = 80%
West: 252/300 = 0,84 = 84%
West region has the highest seat belt usage.
d. Northeast: 200/1086 = 0,18 = 18%
Midwest: 216/1086 = 0,2 = 20%
South: 370/1086 = 0,34 = 34%
West: 300/1086 = 0,28 = 28%
South region had the most drivers selected. West region had the second most drivers selected.
3. The sample space for the different amounts of money: {10, 25, 100}
Probability of each amount of money:
$100: 75/500 = 0.15
$25: 150/500 = 0.3
$10: 275/500 = 0.55
Probability that the first envelope purchased contains less than $100: (150+275)/100 = 0.85
4. Sample space: {novels, books of poems, dictionary}
5 novels + 3 books of poems + 1 dictionary = 9
Number of ways to select 3 books from 10 books: 9C3 = 84
a. Number of ways to select 1 dictionary: 1C1 = 1
Number of ways to select 2 other books: 8C2 = 28
Number of ways to select 1 dictionary and 2 other books= 1 * 28 = 28
The probability that the dictionary is selected: 28/84 = 1/3
b. Number of ways to select 2 novels: 5C2 = 10
Number of ways to select 1 book of poems: 3C1 = 3
Number of ways to select 2 novels and 1 book of poems: 10 * 3 = 30
The probability that 2 novels and 1 book of poems is selected: 30/84 = 5/14 = 0.357