Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‫الـمملكـت العربيـت السعودي ــت‬

Ministry of Education ‫وزارة التعليم‬

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University ‫جامعت ألامير سطام بن عبد العسيــس‬
College of Science and Humanity Studies ‫كليت العلوم والدراساث إلانسانيت‬
Department of Mathematics ‫قس ــم الرياضيـ ـ ــاث‬

Home Work 7 (Probability and Counting Rules)

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Example 1
At a convention, there are 7 mathematics instructors, 5 computer science instructors, 3 statistics
instructors, and 4 science instructors. If an instructor is selected at random, find the probability of
getting a science instructor or a mathematics instructor?
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Example 2
A media rental store rented the following number of movie titles: 170 horror, 230 drama, 120
mystery, 310 romance, and 150 comedy. If a person selects a movie at random to rent, find the
probability that it is neither a romance nor a comedy?
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Example 3
The probability that a given tourist goes to the amusement park is 0.47, and the probability that
she goes to the water park is 0.58. If the probability that she goes to either the water park or the
amusement park is 0.95, what is the probability that she visits both of the parks on vacation?
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Example 4
A local library has 15 medicine textbooks, and 22 English textbooks, and 13 religion textbooks. If
two textbooks are selected at random, find the probability of selecting a medicine textbook and a
religion textbook if the selection is with replacement?
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Example 5
In a recent survey, 33% of the respondents said that they feel that they are overqualified (O) for
their present job. Of these, 24% said that they were looking for a new job (J). If a person is selected
at random, find the probability that the person feels that he/she is overqualified and is also looking
for a new job?
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Example 6
The probability that Samantha is accepted by the college of her choice is 0.65. If the probability that
she will be accepted by the college of her choice and will obtain a scholarship is 0.35. Find the
probability that she will obtain a scholarship, given that she is accepted by this college?
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‫متـت حبمـد اللـه‬

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