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1. his exercise set is worth 15 points. You are asked to provide 15 answers, each of which is worth 1 point.

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

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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

Find the chance that the selected person is a smoker.

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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

Find the chance that the selected person is a man or a non-smoker.

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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

Find the chance that the first ball drawn is blue.

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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

Find the chance that the second ball drawn is blue.

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PROBLEM 4D

Find the chance that the first ball drawn is blue, given that the second ball drawn is blue.

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