MATH 120 Spring 2024 Name: Stephen

Homework Assignment 4 - due Tuesday, March 12th, 2024

These problems are from Chapter 3 in the College Mathematics for Everyday Life textbook from LibreTexts.
You may work with a partner to determine the solutions to the following questions. Each student should turn in
their own assignment.

1. Exercise 3.6.1 A random experiment consists of drawing a single card from a well-shu✏ed deck and recording
the suit. Write the sample space for the experiment.

(heart diamond , Club spaces (

5, = ,
,

2. Exercise 3.6.2 A random experiment consists of drawing a single card from a well-shu✏ed deck and recording
the number. Write the sample space for the experiment.

5 6 9 8 9 10 5 Q #)
52 (A) 2 3 4 ,
=
, , , / , , , , , ,

3. Exercise 3.6.3 A random experiment consists of tossing a fair coin five times and recording the number of
tails. Write the sample space for the experiment.

4 5)
Si = (0 1
,
2
,
3
, ,
,

4. Exercise 3.6.4 A random experiment consists of tossing a fair coin four times and recording the number of
heads. Write the sample space for the experiment.

5 = (0 , 1
,
2, 3
,
4)
,
5. Exercise 3.6.5 A random experiment consists of tossing three fair coins and recording whether each coin lands
heads up or tails up. Write the sample space for this experiment.

SI , HAT ,
T
,
HTTITHA , THTTTH

TTT)

6. Exercise 3.6.6 A random experiment consists of tossing four fair coins and recording whether each coin lands
heads up or tails up. Write the sample space for this experiment.

THA HAIT
SHA HAHAHAH
, ,
,

T TEAT THIT
,
HTT
HTAT ,
THAT, ,

7. Exercise 3.6.7 A random experiment consists of tossing a die and then tossing a fair coin. The number
showing on top of the die and whether the coin lands heads up or tails is recorded. Write the sample space for
the experiment.

3 ,3T H 4t 5H 55 GH > bi)

5 , = ( H, 1
,
2 ,
2 , , , , , ,

8. Exercise 3.6.8 A spinner in the following figure (see textbook) is spun and a coin is tossed. The color of the
spinner and whether the coin is heads up or tails up are recorded. Write the sample space for this experiment.
 9. Exercise 3.6.9 A single card is drawn from a well-shu✏ed deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that;
(a) the card is a seven. 8%
(b) the card is a face card. 23 %
(c) the card is a number between 2 and 5, inclusive.

4 - 32

45y = b
( x 4 = 16

L 475
4 -
34
%
30

10. Exercise 3.6.10 A single card is drawn from a well-shu✏ed deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that;
(a) the card is a jack. 4/52
(b) the card is a club. 25%
(c) the card is a number less than 4, including aces.

A= 4
= 4 12
3 z 3 4 :
I

L3
=

4
23 %
=

11. Exercise 3.6.11 Two fair dice are tossed. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers is 5?

3 6 combos
(41) All ada 1
(2,3) (3 , 2)
(s()
,
, /

E
12. Exercise 3.6.12 Two fair dice are tossed. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers is 10?

(4 ,
6) ,
(5, 5) ,
(6, 4)

3 6
13. Exercise 3.6.13 The spinner is spun once. What is the probability that it lands on green? (see textbook)

25
i
14. Exercise 3.6.14 The spinner is spun once. What is the probability that it lands on blue? (see textbook)

I 25 %?
-
L)

15. Exercise 3.6.15 An urn contains 10 red balls, 15 white balls, and 20 black balls. A single ball is selected at
random. What is the probability that the ball is:
(a) red? 22 %
(b) white? 35 %
(c) not black? 25/45 = 55 %
10 + 15 =

(d) black or white?

20 + 15 =
35/45 =
78 %

45 total
 16. Exercise 3.6.16 A candy dish contains 12 chocolate candies, 18 butterscotch candies, eight caramels, and 15
peppermints. A single candy is selected at random. What is the probability the candy is:
(a) a butterscotch candy? 34/0/o
12 + 18 + 15 = 45/53 =
85 %
(b) not a caramel candy?
(c) a chocolate or a peppermint candy? 12 + 15 = 27 = 51 %

53 total

17. 3.6.17 Three fair coins are tossed at the same time. What is the probability of getting exactly two heads?

Prob
8 outcomes 3
G

18. 3.6.18 Four fair coins are tossed at the same time. What is the probability of getting exactly one head?

Probl
H
-

13
19. 3.6.19 An instructor collected the following data from her students in her classes.

If a student is selected at random, what is the probability that:

(a) The student is a freshman? 105/18058 %

(b) The student is taking MAT 142?

63/180 = 35 %

20. 3.6.20A real estate agent has kept records of the number of bedrooms in the houses he has sold for the last
five years. The data is listed in the following table.

(a) Find the probability that a randomly selected house sold by the agent had four bedrooms. 133/258 = 52%
(b) Find the probability that a randomly selected house was sold in 2010. 47/258 = 18 %
(c) Find the probability that a randomly selected house sold by the agent had less than four bedrooms.

(2 29
(d) Find the probability that a randomly selected house sold by the agent was sold after 2011.

+ 78 = 107/258 =
41 % E
54 + 51 108/258

42 %