Problem 3.2.24b
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
24. Knowing a Person Who Was Murdered In a sample of 11,771 children ages 2 to 17, 8% have lost a friend or relative to murder. Four children are selected at random. (Adapted from University of New Hampshire)
b. Find the probability that none of the four has lost a friend or relative to murder."
Problem 3.1.2b
2. Determine whether each number could represent the probability of an event. Explain your reasoning. b. 333.3%
Problem 3.3.18b
18. Rolling a Die You roll a die. Find the probability of each event.
b. Rolling a 2 or an odd number
Problem 3.3.25b
25. Working from Home The table shows the results of a survey that asked 1811 people how often they work from home. A person is selected at random from the sample. Find the probability of each event.
b. The person is female or does not work from home.
Problem 3.2.23b
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
23. Celebrities as Role Models In a sample of 1103 probable voters, three out of four say they would like entertainers to address social and political issues. Two probable voters are selected at random. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
b. Find the probability that neither probable voter would like entertainers to address social and political issues."
Problem 3.1.88b
88. Individual Stock Price An individual stock is selected at random from the portfolio represented by the box-and-whisker plot shown. Find the probability that the stock price is between $21 and $50.
Problem 3.4.44b
Officers The offices of president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer for an environmental club will be filled from a pool of 14 candidates. Six of the candidates are members of the debate team.
b. What is the probability that none of the offices are filled by members of the debate team?
Problem 3.3.22b
22. Brexit A survey asked 1115 British adults how Britain's decision to leave the European Union has impacted the country. The results are shown in the Pareto chart. Find the
probability of each event. (Adapted from Ipsos)
b. Randomly selecting a British adult who feels that the move has had a very negative impact on Great Britain
Problem 3.2.25b
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
25. Best President In a sample of 1500 adult U.S. citizens, 270 said that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history. Two adult U.S. citizens are selected at random.
(Adapted from YouGov)
b. Find the probability that neither adult U.S. citizen says that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history."
Problem 3.2.30b
Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
30. Standardized Test Scores According to a survey, 57.8% of college-seeking high school seniors say they have taken one of the standardized tests for potential college students. Of these, 35.6% say they do not plan to submit their score with their college applications. (Adapted from Niche)
b. Find the probability that a randomly selected college-seeking high school senior took one of the standardized tests and plans to submit this score with their college
applications.
Problem 3.3.21b
Politics The responses of 1500 U.S. adults to a survey that asked them to state their own political viewpoints are shown in the Pareto chart. Find the probability of each event.(Adapted from YouGov)
b. Randomly selecting a person from the sample who is conservative or very conservative
Problem 3.2.28b
Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
28. Blood Types The probability that a Latinx American person in the United States has type A+ blood is 29%. Four Latinx American people in the United States are selected at random. (Source: American National Red Cross)
b. Find the probability that none of the four have type A+ blood.
Problem 3.2.8b
Finding Conditional Probabilities In Exercises 7 and 8, use the table to find each conditional probability.
8. Retirement Savings The table shows the results of a survey in which 250 male and 250 female workers ages 25 to 64 were asked if they contribute to a retirement savings plan at
work.
b. Find the probability that a randomly selected worker is female, given that the worker contributes to a retirement savings plan at work.
Problem 3.2.26b
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
26. Worst President In a sample of 1500 adult U.S. citizens, 690 said that Donald Trump was the worst president in U.S. history. Three adult U.S. citizens are selected at random.
(Adapted from YouGov)
b. Find the probability that none of the three adult U.S. citizens say that Donald Trump was the worst president in U.S. history."
Problem 3.2.27b
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
27. Blood Types The probability that a person of Asian descent in the United States has type O+ blood is 39%. At random, six people of Asian descent in the United States are selected. (Source: American National Red Cross)
b. Find the probability that none of the six have type O+ blood."
Problem 3.2.7b
Finding Conditional Probabilities In Exercises 7 and 8, use the table to find each conditional probability.
7. Business Degrees The table shows the numbers of male and female students in the United States who received bachelor's degrees in business and nonbusiness fields in a recent year. (Source: National Center for Educational Statistics)
b. Find the probability that a randomly selected bachelor's degree-earning student received a business degree, given that the student is female.
Problem 3.3.17c
17. Selecting a Card A card is selected at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of each event.
c. Randomly selecting a 9 or a face card
Problem 3.3.23c
23. Engineering Degrees The table shows the numbers of male and female students in the U.S. who received B.S. degrees in engineering in a recent year. A student earning a B.S. degree in engineering during that year is selected at random. Find the probability of each event.
(Source: National Center for Educational Statistics)
c. The student is not female or did not receive a mechanical engineering degree.
Problem 3.3.24c
Mental Health A survey asks 4805 parents the severity of the mental issues they experienced from the coronavirus pandemic. The results are shown in the table. A parent is randomly selected from the sample. Find the probability of each event. (Adapted from Kaiser Family Foundation)
c. The parent did not have major mental health issues or is a mother.
Problem 3.2.26c
Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
26. Worst President In a sample of 1500 adult U.S. citizens, 690 said that Donald Trump was the worst president in U.S. history. Three adult U.S. citizens are selected at random.
(Adapted from YouGov)
c. Find the probability that at most two of the three adult U.S. citizens say that Donald Trump was the worst president in U.S. history.
Problem 3.2.23c
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
23. Celebrities as Role Models In a sample of 1103 probable voters, three out of four say they would like entertainers to address social and political issues. Two probable voters are selected at random. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
c. Find the probability that at least one of the two probable voters would like entertainers to address social and political issues."
Problem 3.3.19c
19. U.S. Age Distribution The projected percent distribution of the U.S. population for 2025 is shown in the pie chart. Find the probability of each event. (Source: U.S. Census
Bureau)
c. Randomly selecting someone who is not 60 years or over
Problem 3.2.27c
Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
27. Blood Types The probability that a person of Asian descent in the United States has type O+ blood is 39%. At random, six people of Asian descent in the United States are selected. (Source: American National Red Cross)
c. Find the probability that at least one of the six has type O+ blood.
Problem 3.1.2c
2. Determine whether each number could represent the probability of an event. Explain your reasoning. c. 2.3
Problem 3.2.25c
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
25. Best President In a sample of 1500 adult U.S. citizens, 270 said that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history. Two adult U.S. citizens are selected at random.
(Adapted from YouGov)
c. Find the probability that at least one of the two adult U.S. citizens says that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history."
Problem 3.2.24c
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
24. Knowing a Person Who Was Murdered In a sample of 11,771 children ages 2 to 17, 8% have lost a friend or relative to murder. Four children are selected at random. (Adapted from University of New Hampshire)
c. Find the probability that at least one of the four has lost a friend or relative to murder."
Problem 3.1.81c
81. Genetics A Punnett square is a diagram that shows all possible gene combinations in a cross of parents whose genes are known. When two pink snapdragon flowers (RW) are crossed, there are four equally likely possible outcomes for the genetic makeup of the offspring: red (RR), pink (RW), pink (WR), and white (WW), as shown in the Punnett square at the left. When two pink snapdragons are crossed, what is the probability that the offspring will be (c) white?
Problem 3.4.50d
50. Investment Committee A company has 200 employees, consisting of 144 women and 56 men. The company wants to select five employees to serve as an investment committee.
d. Explain how the company can select a representative sample of the male and female population of employees.
Problem 3.3.21d
Politics The responses of 1500 U.S. adults to a survey that asked them to state their own political viewpoints are shown in the Pareto chart. Find the probability of each event.(Adapted from YouGov)
d. Randomly selecting a person from the sample who is either unsure or moderate
Problem 3.1.2d
2. Determine whether each number could represent the probability of an event. Explain your reasoning. d. -0.0004
Ch. 3 - Probability
