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You get one attempt at each part of Problem 1, and 2 attempts for each part of all other problems. Link to problems demonstrating the use of fractions and formulas in responses: Input Examples 2. Some terminology: A coin lands either heads or tails. Unless the problem states otherwise, you can assume that the coin is fair, that is, the faces are equally likely. A die is a cube; its six faces show 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 spots. Unless the problem states otherwise, you can assume that the die is fair, that is, all six faces are equally likely. The plural of die is dice. A standard deck of cards consists of 52 cards. There are 13 cards in each of 4 suits: hearts, diamonds, spades, and clubs. Hearts and diamonds are red; spades and clubs are black. Each suit consists of the ranks Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen King. Cards are dealt from a well shuffled standard deck means cards are drawn at random without replacement. 3. Cards are dealt from a well shuffled standard deck. Find the chance that:
4. PROBLEM 1A
the first card is not a heart
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5. PROBLEM 1B
the 10th card is the ace of spades
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6. PROBLEM 1C
the 10th card is the ace of spades, given that the 50th card is the ace of diamonds
7. PROBLEM 1D
the 32nd card is red, given that the 51st and 52nd cards are red
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8. PROBLEM 1E
the 51st card is red, given that the 32nd and 52nd cards are red
You have used 0 of 1 submissions 9. A person is selected at random from a population that has the following characteristics: 65% of the people are men; the others are women 12% of the men are smokers 7% of the women are smokers
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PROBLEM 2A
Find the chance that the selected person is a non-smoker, given that the person is a man. (Decimal answer, please, correct to four decimal places.)
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PROBLEM 2B
Find the chance that the selected person is a woman who smokes.
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PROBLEM 2C
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PROBLEM 2D
Given that the selected person is a smoker, what is the chance that the person is a woman?
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PROBLEM 2E
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PROBLEM 3
I am with a group of five of my friends. A box contains 8 pieces each of milk chocolate, white chocolate, and dark chocolate. The box is passed around the six of us, with each person taking 4 pieces. Assume that each person chooses at random without replacement from the available pieces. I am the last person to whom the box is passed. Find the chance that I pick 4 dark chocolates.
You have used 0 of 2 submissions 16. An urn contains 10 white balls and 5 blue balls. Draws are made repeatedly from the urn as follows. On each draw, a ball is drawn and its color noted; then it is replaced in the urn along with 3 more balls of its color.
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PROBLEM 4A
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PROBLEM 4B
Find the chance that the second ball drawn is blue, given that the first ball drawn is blue.
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PROBLEM 4C
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PROBLEM 4D
Find the chance that the first ball drawn is blue, given that the second ball drawn is blue.