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Joint Probability Examples and Solutions

The document provides 10 examples of calculating joint probabilities from data presented in tables or scenarios. The examples calculate probabilities such as: - The joint probability of passed students in mathematics and economics being 38% - The joint probability of students scoring above 80% on both SAT tests being 30% - The joint probability of rolling a 5 twice in a row on a fair six-sided die being 2.8% - The joint probability of drawing a black 10 card from a standard deck of playing cards being 3.9%

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Joint Probability Examples and Solutions

The document provides 10 examples of calculating joint probabilities from data presented in tables or scenarios. The examples calculate probabilities such as: - The joint probability of passed students in mathematics and economics being 38% - The joint probability of students scoring above 80% on both SAT tests being 30% - The joint probability of rolling a 5 twice in a row on a fair six-sided die being 2.8% - The joint probability of drawing a black 10 card from a standard deck of playing cards being 3.9%

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Example 1 :

Find the joint probabiltiy of passed and failed students in mathematics and economics?

Rows : Economics

Columns : Mathematics

Merit Pass Fail Row Total

Merit 120 10 0 130

Pass 100 190 30 320

Fail 20 10 20 50

Column Total 240 210 50 500

Solution :

Joint probability of passed students in mathematics and economics = 190/500 = 0.38 or 38%

Joint probabilty of failed students = 20/500 = 0.04 or 4%

Example 2 :

Find the joint probability of students scored above 80% in SAT I Test and SAT II Test ?

Rows : SAT I

Columns : SAT II

Scored over 80% Scored below 80% Row Total

Scored over 80% 690 350 1040

Scored below 80% 510 750 1260

Column Total 1200 1100 2300

Solution :

Joint probability of students scored above 80% in both tests = 690/2300 = 0.30 or 30%

Example 3 :
From the data given in table of Example 5, determine joint probability of students scored below 80% in
SAT I Test and SAT II Test ?

Solution :

Joint probability = 750/2300 = 0.326 or 32.6%

Example 4 :

Find the joint probability of students who get A grade in English in both semesters?

Row : Semester 1st

Column : Semester 2nd

A grade B grade C grade Fail Row Total

A grade 10 14 2 1 27

B grade 8 16 6 2 32

C grade 2 9 11 5 27

Fail 1 2 5 8 16

Column 21 41 24 16 102
Total

Solution :

Joint probability for students who got A grade in both semesters = 10/102

= 0.0980 OR 9.8%

Example 5 :

From the table in Example 7, determine the joint probability of students who got B grade?

Solution :

Joint Probability = 16 / 102 = 8/51

= 0.157 OR 15.7%

Example 6 :

From the table in Example 7, determine the joint probability of students who got C grade?

Solution :
Joint probability = 11/102

= 0.108 OR 10.8 %

Example 7 :

From the table in Example 7, determine the joint probability of students who were failed in both
semesters?

Solution :

Joint probability : 08 = 8/102 = 4/51

= 0.0784 OR 7.84%

Example 8 :

What is the joint probability of rolling the number five twice in a fair six-sided dice?

Event “A” = The probability of rolling a 5 in the first roll is 1/6 = 0.1666.

Event “B” = The probability of rolling a 5 in the second roll is 1/6 = 0.1666.

Therefore, the joint probability of event “A” and “B” is P(1/6) x P(1/6) = 0.02777 = 2.8%.

Example 9

What is the joint probability of getting a head followed by a tail in a coin toss?

Event “A” = The probability of getting a head in the first coin toss is 1/2 = 0.5.

Event “B” = The probability of getting a tail in the second coin toss is 1/2 = 0.5.

Therefore, the joint probability of event “A” and “B” is P(1/2) x P(1/2) = 0.25 = 25%.
Example 10

What is the joint probability of drawing a number ten card that is black?

Event “A” = The probability of drawing a 10 = 4/52 = 0.0769

Event “B” = The probability of drawing a black card = 26/52 = 0.50

Therefore, the joint probability of event “A” and “B” is P(4/52) x P(26/52) = 0.0385 = 3.9%.

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