STA281Homework#3

1.
a. 7%
b. 30%
c. 0%ItstatesthattheselectedindividualisAcustomerwhoownssharesin
justonefundisrandomlyselected,sotheyhavetohaveaonefundtobe
selected.
2.
a. .572,thisresultisgottenfrom1.428.
b. .879,thisresultisgottenfrom1.116.005.
3.
a. Thechanceis.3,thisisgottenfrom.4+.5.6=.3
b. Thechanceis.1,thisisgottenfrom.4(.4+.5.6)=.1
c. Thechanceis.3,thisisgottenfrom.6(.4+.5.6)=.3
4.
a. .88,thisresultsfrom1P(A1)=1.12=.88
b. .06,thisresultsfromP(A1)+P(A2)P(A1UA2)=.12+.07.13=.06
c. .05,thisresultsfromP(A1intersectA2)P(A1intersectA2intersectA3)=
.06.01=.05
d. .99,thisresultsfrom1P(A1intersectA2intersectA3)=1.01=.99
5.
a. Consistingof2lettersthereare676domainnames.Thisis26*26
possibilities.Ifwecanalsousenumbers,thereare1296domainnames.Thisis
36*36possibilities.
b. Consistingof3lettersthereare17576possibilities.Thisis26*26*26
possibilities.Iflettersandnumbersareallowed,thereare46656possibilities.
Thisis36*36*36possibilities.
c. Consistingof4letters,thereare456976possibilities.Thisis26*26*26*26.If
therearenumberusedalso,thereare1679616possibilities.Thisis36*36*
36*36possibilities.
d. Theamountthathadbeenclaimedis(167961697786)=1581830.This
makestheprobabilitythatitisalreadyclaimedandownedtobe
158130/1679616=.942
6.
a. Thereare6!/(2!*4!)=15waystopulltwo75wbulbsoutofthe675wbulbs.
Thereare9!/(1!*8!)=9waystopullanon75wbulboutofthe9non75w
bulbs.Thismeansthereare9*15=135waystopullouttwo75wattbulbs.
Thetotalamountofwaysyoucanpulloutthreebulbsis15!/(3!*12!)=455.
Thismakesthechanceofpullingoutexactlytwo75wbulbs135/455=.2967
b. Thereare4!/(3!*1!)=4waystopullall40wbulbsout.Thereare5!/(3!*2!)
=10waystopullall60wbulbs.Thereare6!/(3!*3!)=20waystopullall75
wbulbsout.Thismeansthereare(4+10+20)/455waystopulloutthreeof

thesamesothechanceofthishappeningis.0747.
c. Thereare4!/(1!*3!)=4waystopullone40wbulbout.Thereare5!/(1!*4!)
=5waystopullone60wbulbout.Thereare6!/(1!*5!)=6waystopullout
one75wbulb.Thismakesthechancehavingalldifferentbulbsbe(4*5*6)/
455=.2637
d. Thechancethatyouwillneedtoexamineatleast6bulbstogetatleastone75
wbulbis.042.Thisisbecausethechanceoffindingoneinasingletryis6/15,
thechanceoffindingone75wbulbintwotriesis9/15*6/14,thechanceof
finding75wbulbinthreetriesis9/15*8/14*6/13,thechanceoffinding75w
bulbin4triesis9/15*8/14*7/13*6/12,andthechanceoffindingone75w
bulbin5triesis9/15*8/14*7/13*6/12*6/11.Addingthesechancestogether
givesusa.9579chanceofgettingitinthefirstfivetries.Sothechancethatit
willtakeatleast6is1.9579=.042
7.
a. Theprobabilityofgettingastraightwithahighcard10is.000394.Thisis
meansyouneed678910cards.Theprobabilityofgettingthosecardsis
(4/52)*(4/51)*(4/50)*(4/49)*(4/48).Sincetheorderofreceivingthesecards
doesnotmatter,thereare5!orderingsandthus5!*(4/52)*(4/51)*(4/50)*
(4/49)*(4/48)=.000394.
b. Theprobabilityofgettingastraightis.000394.Thisisthesameastheprevious
answerbecauseyouhavethesamechanceofgettingastraightwiththehigh
cardbeinga10asyoudowithanyotherstraight.
c. Theprobabilityofgettingastraightflushis.00001539.Thereare40possible
straightflushesand2598960pokershandsof5cards.Thismakes40/2598960
thechanceofgettingastraightflushor.00001539.