Probability

Researchers asked shampoo users whether they apply shampoo directly to the head or indirectly using a hand. Directly Onto Head 2 6 Into Hand First 18 24 7. What is the probability that all three will be black? A coin is flipped five times, and each time the coin landed on heads. 8. What is the probability that the coin will land on tails on the sixth time? Two fair dice are thrown at the same time. 9. What are the odds against rolling a seven with a single throw of a pair of dice? Of respondents surveyed, consider the following: Of all respondents, 17% are male Of the male respondents, 33% are lefthanded Of female respondents, 90% are right handed Calculate the following: 10. P(female is left-handed) 11. P(respondent is both male and right-handed) A bag contains 24 green marbles, 22 blue marbles, 14 yellow marbles, and 12 red marbles. Suppose you pick one marble at random. Find the following: 12. P(yellow) 13. P(not blue) 14. P(green or red) A bowl contains 3 red apples, 2 green apples, 2 oranges, 1 green lime, and 1 yellow lemon. Oranges, limes, and lemons are citrus fruits. A fruit is randomly selected from this bowl. Calculate the following: 15. P(apple or green) 16. P(apple or red) 17. P(green or citrus) Male Female

1. Find the probability that a respondent applies shampoo directly to the head, given that the respondent is a female. 2. Find the probability that a respondent applies shampoo directly to the head. 3. Find the probability that a respondent applies shampoo into the hand first, given that it is a male. A student in Buffalo, New York made the observations below: Of all snowflakes, 5% are heavy. After a heavy snowfall, schools are closed 67% of the time. After a light snowfall, schools are closed 3% of the time. Find the following: 4. P(schools open, light snowfall) 5. P(schools open, given heavy snow) In a library, the probability that a book is a hardback, given that it is illustrated is 40%. The probability that the book is hardback and illustrated is 20%. 6. What is the probability that a book in the library is illustrated? A box contains 4 black and 6 white mice. Three are randomly chosen.

ANSWERS 1. 1/5 2. 4/25 3. 4/5 4. 92% (hint: multiply) 5. 33% (hint: multiply) 6. 50% 7. 1/30 8. 1/2 9. 1/5 10. 10% 11. 11.4% 12. 7/36 13. 25/36 14. 1/2 15. 2/3 16. 5/9 17. 2/3