Name: Rolly C. Baquer Jr.

Program: MaEd Mathematics

Subject: Educ 608 Probability Theory Instructor: Prof. Camilo Argawanon

“FIRST LONG TEST IN PROBABILITY"

I.ANSWER EACH OF THE FF:

1. Does the symbol n(S) stand for an integer?
Answer: NO
2. Can we write the sample space S = (g, r, a, d, e) for (grade)?
Answer: YES
3. Can we write the sample space S = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) for the die experiment as (5, 6, 4, 3, 2,
1,)?
Answer: YES
4. Do the symbols (h1) and (1h) stand for the same outcome for the coin – die experiment?
Answer: YES
II. In each of the following experiments give the sample space and find n(S)
1. Selecting randomly a contestant from a group of 15 students.
(The world randomly means the result of the draw is purely chance.)
Answer:
S = ( student 1, student 2, student 3, student 4, student 5, student 6, student 7, student 8,
student 9, student 10, student 11, student 12, student 13, student 14, student 15)
Answer: n(S) = 15

2. Drawing a card from a well shuffled card deck of playing a cards.

Answer:
S = ( Ace of Hearts, Ace of Clubs, Ace of Spades, Ace of Diamonds, 2 of Hearts, 2 of
Clubs, 2 of Spades, 2 of Diamonds, 3 of Hearts, 3 of Clubs, 3 of Spades, 3 of Diamonds, 4
of Hearts, 4 of Clubs, 4 of Spades, 4 of Diamonds, 5 of Hearts, 5 of Clubs, 5 of Spades, 5
of Diamonds, 6 of Hearts, 6 of Clubs, 6 of Spades, 6 of Diamonds, 7 of Hearts, 7 of
Clubs, 7 of Spades, 7 of Diamonds, 8 of Hearts, 8 of Clubs, 8 of Spades, 8 of Diamonds, 9
of Hearts, 9 of Clubs, 9 of Spades, 9 of Diamonds, 10 of Hearts, 10 of Clubs, 10 of
Spades, 10 of Diamonds, King of Hearts, King of Clubs, King of Spades, King of
Diamonds, Queen of Hearts, Queen of Clubs, Queen of Spades, Queen of Diamonds, Jack
of Hearts, Jack of Clubs, Jack of Spades, Jack of Diamonds)
Answer: n(S) = 52
2. Guessing an answer to a true – or – false test.
Answer: S = (True, False)
 Answer: n(S) = 2
3. Guessing an answer to a multiple choice test with four options (a, b, c, d).
Answer: S = (a, b, c, d)
Answer: n(S) = 4
4. Drawing randomly from a box containing 5 different colored balls (white, red, green,
blue and yellow).
Answer: S = (white ball, red ball, green ball, blue ball, yellow ball)
Answer: n(S) = 5
5. Tossing a coin three times.
Answer: S = (HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT)
Answer: n(S) = 8
III. Answer the problems as directed:
1. In rolling a pair of dice, determine the events P, Q, R, and S such that the sum of the
numbers are 2 , 3 , 4 , and 5 respectively.
Answer: P = (1, 1)
Q = {(1, 2), (2, 1)}
R = {(1, 3), (3, 1), (2, 2)}
S = {(1, 4), (4, 1), (3, 2), (2, 3)}

2. In tossing a coin three times,

a. Describe the sample space S.
Answer: S = (HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT)
b. determine the event M in which exactly two tails appear
Answer: M = (HTT, THT, TTH)
c. Determine an event N in which at least one tail appears.
Answer: N = (HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT)