PROBABILITY ASSIGNMENT 1

Sruthi P
DSBA/01/13

Answers
1. i. a)5
ii. b)50
2. Mean=86
Median=85.5
Mode=84
Variance=8.888889
Standard deviation=2.981424
Range=9
3. 2012
4.
5. i. a)275
ii. d)388
6. i. d)590
ii. c)26
iii. b)185
iv. a)10
v. c)39
7. i. c)30
ii. b)27.27
iii. c)30
iv. a)10
v. b)20
vi. b)22.22
8. b)16
9. a) Counting rule for permutations.
10. b) Counting rule of combinations.
11. c)15
12. c) must always be equal to 0.
13. b) if they have no sample points in common.
14. c) 0 to 1.
15. b) P(A) = 1 - P(A’)
16. c) mutually exclusive events.
17. a) can be both mutually exclusive and independent.
18. c) the union of two events.
19. d) 1.0
20. a) a sample point
21. c) 1/6
22. a) 0.400
23. b)0.43
24. d)10
25. d)9
26. c)6
27. a)16
28. c)24
29. d)the product of their probabilities gives their
intersection.
30. b) intersection of two events.
31. a) union of events.
32. c) A or B or both.
33. c)1/2
34. d)0.125
35. d) None of these alternatives is correct.
36. c)0.24
37. d)0.68
38. c)0.00
39. c)0.80
40. b)0.50
41. d)0.80
42. c)0.100
43. c) P (A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B)
44. d)1/216
45. b) may occur
46. b)0.55
47. 0.04
48. 0.55
49. 0.00
50. 0.48
51. Mutually exclusive
52. 0.4
53. 0.2
54. a)0.04
b) The probability of getting at least one of the jobs
is 0.38, i.e.; P (A ∩ B) =0.38. Since intersection of two
events are not zero, they are not mutually exclusive.
55. a) P(M)=0.23
b) We have P (A ∩ M) = 0.3. Since the intersection of
two events are not zero, they are not mutually
exclusive.
c) P(M)=0.18 & P(A)=0.23
P (A ∩ M) = 0.18*0.23=0.0414≠0.3
 Since P (A ∩ M) ≠P(A)*P(B), They are not independent
events.
d)P(A/M) =1.30
e) P(M/A) =1.66
56. a) 0.15
b) 0.25
c) 0.5
d)0.4
57. Given
P(T)=0.6
P(O)=0.3
P(I)=0.1
P(D/T) =0.2
P(D/O) =0.5
P(D/I) =0.8
a) P(D)= P (D ∩ T) + P (D ∩ O) + P (D ∩ I)
=P(D/T) P(T)+P(D/O) P(O)+P(D/I) P(I)
=0.2*0.6+0.5*0.3+0.8*0.1=0.35
% Of UTC students in dormitories=35%
b) Using Conditional probability, we calculate the
probability that she/he is an international student is
given by,
P ( D∩ I ) 0.08
P(I/D) = P(D) = 0.35 =0.2285
c) Using Conditional probability, we calculate the
probability that she/he is from Tennessee is given by,
P ( D∩ T ) 0.12
P(T/D) = P(D) = 0.35 =0.3428
58. Given P(R)=0.64
P(D)=0.23
 P(D/R) =0.35
a) NO
b) P (R∩D) =P(D/R) *P(R)=0.35*0.64=0.224
P ( R ∩ D) 0.224
c) P(R/D) = P ( D) = 0.23 =0.9739

d)P(RUD)=P(R)+P(D)-P(R∩D) =0.64+0.23-0.224=0.646
59. a) Person A was given a vitamin tablet=6/9=2/3
b) Person B was given a sugar tablet given that Person A
was given a vitamin tablet=3/8
c)Probability of first given sugar=3/9
Probability of second given sugar=2/8
Combined probability=3/9*2/8=1/12
d)Probability of first given Vitamin=6/9
Probability of second given vitamin=5/8
Combined probability=6/9*5/8=5/12
e) Probability that exactly one person given a vitamin
tablet=6/9*3/3=18/27=2/3
f) No of favourable events=6*3=18
Total outcomes=9*8=72
Probability of Person A was given a sugar tablet and
Person B was given a vitamin tablet=18/72=1/4
g) No of favourable events=6*3=18
Total outcomes=9*8=72
Probability of Person A was given a vitamin tablet and
Person B was given a sugar tablet=18/72=1/4
60. a) No. of sample points is 5 (0,1,2,3,4)
 b)
Sample points No of Days Probabilities
0 60 0.3
1 80 0.4
2 40 0.2
3 16 0.08
4 4 0.02

c) The probability that the agency will not sell any

houses in a given day=60/200=0.3
d)The probability of selling at least two houses =
40/200+16/200+4/200=0.2+0.08+.02=0.3
e)The probability of selling one or two
houses=0.4+0.2=0.6
f) The probability of selling less than three houses =
0.3+0.4+0.2=0.9