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 Question 1
Determine whether the sequence defined by
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 Converges or
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diverges. If it converges, find the limit.
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Select one:
a. ln(2/5)

b. Diverges 

c. -ln(2/5)

d. 2/5

e. 0

The correct answer is: ln(2/5)

Question 2
Using binary arithmetic, a number y is computed by taking the
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n-bit two’s complement of x − c. If n is eleven, x = 101000010012
Mark 0.00 out and c = 101012 then y = ________________.
of 1.00

Select one:
a. 011000011112

b. 011000000002

c. 011000011002

d. 011000111002

e. 010001111002 

The correct answer is: 011000011002

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Question 3 Sum of series 1+1/3+1/3² +… is _______________

Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out Select one:

of 1.00
 a. 2 

b. 4/3
 c. 4/5

 d. 10/9

e. 3/2


 The correct answer is: 3/2

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Question 4 Which of the following represent binary representation of the
 Correct number 3.703125?
Mark 1.00 out
 of 1.00 Select one:
a. 10.011001
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b. 11.111010

 c. 11.101010

d. 11.101101 

e. 10.101110

The correct answer is: 11.101101

Question 5 Let L be the set of all straight lines in the Euclidean plane. Two
Incorrect lines l1 and l2 are said to be related by the relation R, if l1 is
Mark 0.00 out perpendicular to l2. Then the relation R is __________
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Select one:
a. Transitive

b. Not reflexive

c. Reflexive 

d. Symmetric

e. Equivalence

The correct answer is: Symmetric

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Question 6

Incorrect Find the derivative of

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of 1.00 Select one:
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 a.

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b.
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c. 


 d.

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e.


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The correct answer is:


Question 7 A box of cartridges contains 30 cartridges, of which 6 are

Incorrect defective. If 3 of the cartridges are removed from the box in
Mark 0.00 out succession without replacement, what is the probability that all
of 1.00 the 3 cartridges are defective?

Select one:
a. 216/27000. 

b. 120/27000

c. 90/27000

d. 90/24360

e. 120/24360

The correct answer is: 120/24360

Question 8 Three companies A, B and C supply 25%, 35% and 40% of the
Correct notebooks to a school. Past experience shows that 5%, 4% and
Mark 1.00 out 2% of the notebooks produced by these companies are
of 1.00 defective. If a notebook was found to be defective, what is the
probability that the notebook was supplied by A?

Select one:
a. 25/69 

b. 11/24

c. 44/69

d. 13/24

e. 35/69

The correct answer is: 25/69

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Question 9
Consider the equation (45)x = (2D)y = (101101)2. What are the
Correct
values of X and Y?
Mark 1.00 out
of 1.00
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Select one:
 a. X= 16, Y = 8

b. X = 10, Y = 16 
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c. X = 8, Y = 8

 d. X = 8, Y= 16

e. X= 16, Y = 10
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 The correct answer is: X = 10, Y = 16

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Question 10
 Incorrect

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 of 1.00
Select one:

 a. Infinity

b. 0

c. The limit does not exists

d. 2 

e. -1

The correct answer is: The limit does not exists

Question 11 A plant grows 1.67 cm in its first week. Each week it grows by 4%
Incorrect more than it did the week before. By how much does it grow in
Mark 0.00 out 15 weeks?
of 1.00

Select one:
a. 27.8

b. 28.5

c. 33.43

d. 34.6

e. 31.7 

The correct answer is: 33.43

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Question 12 The truth table for a Boolean expression is specified by the

Incorrect correspondence (P, Q, R) → S where (0, 0, 0) → 0, (0, 0, 1) → 1, (0,
Mark 0.00 out 1, 0) → 0, (0, 1, 1) → 1, (1, 0, 0) → 0, (1, 0, 1) → 0, (1, 1, 0) → 0, (1, 1, 1) →
of 1.00 1. A Boolean expression having this truth table is
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Select one:

a. [(∼P ∧ ∼Q) ∧ Q] ∧ R 

 b. [(∼P ∧ ∼Q) ∨ ∼Q] ∧ R

c. [(∼P ∨ ∼Q) ∧ Q] ∧ R
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d. [(∼P ∧ ∼Q) ∨ Q] ∨ R

 e. [(∼P ∧ ∼Q) ∨ Q] ∧ R

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The correct answer is: [(∼P ∧ ∼Q) ∨ Q] ∧ R

 Question 13 Consider the true theorem, “For all sets A and B, if A ⊆ B then A ∩
Incorrect Bc = ∅.” Which of the following statements is NOT equivalent to
 Mark 0.00 out this statement:
of 1.00

 Select one:
a. For all sets Ac and Bc , if A ⊆ Bc then A ∩ B = ∅. 

b. For all sets A and B, if Ac ⊇ B then A ∩ B = ∅.

c. For all sets Ac and B, if A ⊆ B then Ac ∩ Bc = ∅.

d. For all sets A and B, if Ac ⊆ B then Ac ∩ Bc = ∅.

e. For all sets Ac and Bc , if Ac ⊆ Bc then Ac ∩ B = ∅.

The correct answer is: For all sets Ac and B, if A ⊆ B then Ac ∩ Bc =

∅.

Question 14 What is the 11th term of the sequence: m-2n,m-n,m,…?

Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out Select one:

of 1.00
a. m+8n

b. m+6n 

c. m+n

d. m-n

e. m-2n

The correct answer is: m+8n

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Question 15
Which of the following statements is NOT equivalent to the
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statement, “There exists
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of 1.00 either a computer scientist or a mathematician who knows
 both discrete math and
Java.”
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Select one:
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a. There exists a person who is a computer scientist or
there exists a person who is a mathematician who knows
 discrete math or who knows Java. 

b. There exists a computer scientist who knows both

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discrete math and Java or there exists a person who is a
mathematician who knows both discrete math and Java
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c. There exists a person who is a computer scientist or a
mathematician who knows both discrete math and Java.
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d. There exists a person who is a computer scientist and
 who knows both discrete math and Java or there exists a
mathematician who knows both discrete math and Java.
 e. There exists a person who is a computer scientist and
who knows both discrete math and Java or there exists a
 person who is a mathematician and who knows both
discrete math and Java.

The correct answer is: There exists a person who is a computer

scientist or there exists a person who is a mathematician who
knows discrete math or who knows Java.

Question 16 Which of the following correctly evaluates the definite integral

Correct

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of 1.00
Select one:
a. 74/3 

b. 4

c. 110/3

d. 6

e. 97/3

The correct answer is: 74/3

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Question 17 There are 35 students in John’s homeroom class. There are 5

Incorrect students who take English and Biology, and 7 students who take
Mark 0.00 out neither of these subjects. There are 3 more students taking only
of 1.00 English than there are students taking only Biology. The number
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of students in John’s homeroom who are taking Biology ONLY is
____________
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Select one:

a. 5

 b. 10

c. 12 
 d. 8

e. 28
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The correct answer is: 10

 Question 18 A listing of the possible outcomes of an experiment and their

Correct corresponding probability is called
 Mark 1.00 out ________________________
of 1.00
Select one:
a. Bar charts

b. Random variable

c. Probability distribution 

d. Random experiment

e. Frequency distribution

The correct answer is: Probability distribution

Question 19
For which values of p does the series converge ?
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Mark 0.00 out

Select one:
of 1.00
a. All values of p

b. -1 <p <1

c. p >1 

d. p>1/2

e. p>=1

The correct answer is: p>=1

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Question 20
In a college of 300 students, every student reads 5 newspapers
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and every newspaper is read by 60 students. The number of
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newspapers is ______________.
of 1.00
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 Select one:
a. at most 20
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b. at least 30

 c. At most 50 

d. Exactly 50
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e. exactly 25

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The correct answer is: exactly 25
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Question 21
A national random sample of 20 ACT scores from 2010 is listed
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 below. The sample mean and standard deviation are
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of 1.00
 29, 26, 13, 23, 23, 25, 17, 22, 17, 19, 12, 26, 30, 30, 18, 14, 12, 26, 17, 18

Select one:
a. 20.85, 5.79

b. 20.50, 5.79

c. 20.85, 5.94

d. 20.84, 5.92 

e. 20.50, 5.94

The correct answer is: 20.85, 5.94

Question 22 The sum of the series 1+8+15+… is 39. How many terms does the
Incorrect series contain?
Mark 0.00 out
of 1.00 Select one:
a. 10

b. 12 

c. 9

d. 11

e. 13

The correct answer is: 11

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Question 23
The domain of the function ln(x) is
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_______________
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Select one:
 a.

 b.

c. 
 d.

e.


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The correct answer is:

Question 24
 Which of the following statements are true?
Partially
correct
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Select one or more:
of 1.00
 a. (713)8 - (314)8 =(377)8 

b. (C629)16 - (9A52)16 = (1607B)16

c. (713)8 + (314)8 =(1077)8 

d. (C629)16 + (9A52)16 = (1607B)16

e. (713)8 - (314)8 =(367)8 

The correct answers are: (713)8 - (314)8 =(377)8, (C629)16 +

(9A52)16 = (1607B)16

Question 25 Which of the followings are propositions?

Partially
correct
Select one or more:
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a. If I have a headache I will go home 
of 1.00
b. The doctor said, “If you have fever come and visit me”

c. Be Patient!

d. Which country will win the ICC Cricket World cup in

2019? 

e. The sum of any two integers is devisable by zero. 

The correct answers are: If I have a headache I will go home,

The sum of any two integers is devisable by zero.

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Question 26
Refer to the graph below.
Incorrect

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of 1.00


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What is the frequency of the median weight?

Select one:

a. 10 
 b. 7

c. 8

d. 14
 e. 12

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The correct answer is: 12

Question 27
Which of the following correctly evaluate the definite integral of
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of 1.00
Select one:
a. -3

b. -5

c. -4 

d. 9

e. 1/8

The correct answer is: 9

Question 28 Consider the statement, “either −3 ≤ x ≤ -2 or 1 ≤ x ≤ 2.” The

Incorrect negation of this statement is
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of 1.00 Select one:
a. x ≤ −3 or 2 ≤ x or −1 < x < 1

b. x < −3 or 2 > x or −1< x < 0

c. −1 < x < 1 

d. −3 < x < 2

e. x < −3 or 2 < x

The correct answer is: x < −3 or 2 > x or −1< x < 0

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Question 29
Let
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m = “Juan is a math major,”
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of 1.00 c = “Juan is a computer science major,”

g = “Juan’s girlfriend is a literature major,”
 h = “Juan’s girlfriend has read Hamlet,” and
t = “Juan’s girlfriend has read The Tempest.”


 Which of the following expresses the statement “Juan is a

computer science major and a math major, but his girlfriend is
 a literature major who hasn’t read both The Tempest and
Hamlet.”

 Select one:
a. c ∧ m ∧ g ∧ (∼h ∨ ∼t)

b. c ∧ m ∧ g ∧ (h ∨ t) 
 c. c ∧ m ∧ g ∧ (∼h ∧ ∼t)

d. c ∧ m ∧ (g ∨ (∼h ∧ ∼t))
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e. c ∧ m ∧ (g ∨ (∼h ∨ ∼t))


The correct answer is: c ∧ m ∧ g ∧ (∼h ∨ ∼t)

Question 30
Which of the following is the indefinite integral
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out Select one:

of 1.00

a.

b.

c. 

d.

e.

The correct answer is:

Question 31 If A and B are sets and P(A∪ B) = P(A ∩ B), P(A) > 0 then,
Partially __________.
correct

Mark 0.67 out Select one or more:

of 1.00
a. P(A) + P(B) = 2P(A ∪ B) 

b. P(A) + P(B) = 2P(A ∩ B) 

c. P(A)+P(B)=0

d. A=B 

e. P(A)=-P(B)

The correct answers are: P(A) + P(B) = 2P(A ∩ B), P(A) + P(B) =
2P(A ∪ B)

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Question 32
Let R = { (1, 3), (4, 2) (2, 4), (2, 3), (3, 1) } be a relation on the set A
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= { 1, 2, 3, 4 }.
Mark 0.00 out
of 1.00 The relation R is ______________________.

Select one:
 a. A function 

b. reflexive

c. transitive
 d. Not symmetric

e. An equivalence relation


 The correct answer is: Not symmetric

Question 33 Two boxes containing candies are placed on a table. The boxes

Incorrect are labelled B1 and B2. Box B1 contains 7 cinnamon candies and
 Mark 0.00 out 4 ginger candies. Box B2 contains 3 cinnamon candies and 10
of 1.00 pepper candies. The boxes are arranged so that the probability
of selecting box B1 is 1⁄3 and the probability of selecting box

B2 is 2⁄3. Suresh is blindfolded and asked to select a candy. He
will win a colour TV if he selects a cinnamon candy. What is the
probability that Suresh will win the TV (that is,he will select a
cinnamon candy)?

Select one:
a. 24/33

b. 13/33

c. 6/33 

d. 7/33

e. 20/33

The correct answer is: 13/33

Question 34 The range of a sample gives an indication of the

Correct ___________________
Mark 1.00 out
of 1.00 Select one:
a. degree to which the mean value differs from its
expected value

b. minimum data point

c. way in which the values cluster about a particular point

d. maximum variation in the sample 

e. number of observations bearing the same value

The correct answer is: maximum variation in the sample

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Question 35 What is the sum of the sequence

Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out Select one:

of 1.00
 a. 36

b. 37
 c. 38 

 d. 39

e. 40


 The correct answer is: 39

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Question 36
 Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out

 of 1.00 Select one:
a. 0

b. 1/9 

 c.

d. 2

e. 2/9

The correct answer is: 0

Question 37
, where y is the total profit and x is the
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output. At what output is total profit a maximum?
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of 1.00
Select one:
a. +6

b. +8

c. -2

d. +2 

e. -6

The correct answer is: +6

Question 38 The gradient of the curve is zero at which of

Incorrect the following value of x?
Mark 0.00 out
of 1.00 Select one:
a. 0.5

b. 5 

c. 0.1

d. 0.8

e. 0

The correct answer is: 0.5

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Question 39 The probability that a prime number selected at random from

Incorrect the numbers (1,2,3, ..........35) is ______________.
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of 1.00 Select one:

a. 13/35

 b. 0

c. 12/35 

d. 1

 e. 11/35


The correct answer is: 11/35
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 Question 40
Consider following series.
Incorrect
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of 1.00
 Which of the following statements are correct?

 Select one:
a. Both Series A and B converge

b. Series A converge and Series B diverge

c. Both Series A and B diverge 

d. Series B converge and Series A diverge

e. None of the above

The correct answer is: Series A converge and Series B diverge

Question 41
Consider the equation (45)8 = (X)16 = (37)Y. What is the value of
Correct
X and Y?
Mark 1.00 out
of 1.00

Select one:
a. X = 25, Y = 16

b. X = 25, Y = 10 

c. X = ABED, Y = 8

d. X = 45, Y = 8

e. X = EF1, Y = 2

The correct answer is: X = 25, Y = 10

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Question 42 Conditional probability of two events Y and Z written as P(Z|Y) =

Incorrect P(Y and Z) ⁄ P(A) shows that events are
Mark 0.00 out ______________________
of 1.00

Select one:
a. statistically independent events

b. statistically unaffected events
 c. descriptive unaffected events

d. Mutually exclusive events 


e. statistically dependent events


 The correct answer is: statistically dependent events


Question 43 If mean is 11 and median is 13 then value of mode is ________
 Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out Select one:

 of 1.00
a. 17

b. Cannot be computed with the given data


c. 15 

d. 11

e. 13

The correct answer is: 17

Question 44 Which of the following correctly evaluates the indefinite

Correct integral
Mark 1.00 out
of 1.00 Select one:

a.

b.

c. 
d.

e.

The correct answer is:

Question 45

Correct (p → q) ∧ (p → r) is logically
Mark 1.00 out
of 1.00
equivalent to
Select one:
a. p ∧ (q ∨ r)

b. p → (q ∨ r)

c. p → (q ∧ r) 

d. p ∨ (q ∧ r)

e. p → (q → r)

The correct answer is: p → (q ∧ r)

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Question 46
Let P(A) denote the power set of A. If P(A) ⊆ B then,
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out

of 1.00
 Select one:
a. 2|A| ≥ |B|

b. 2|A| < |B|

 c. |A| + 2 ≤ |B|

d. 2|A| ≥ 2 |B| 

e. 2|A| ≤ |B|

The correct answer is: 2|A| ≤ |B|




Question 47 The 10’s-complement of 46.653 is ______________.
Correct

Mark 1.00 out Select one:
of 1.00
 a. 42.235

b. 64.347

c. 53.457

d. 53.347 

e. 64.457

The correct answer is: 53.347

Question 48
The range of the function f(x) = is ______________
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out

Select one:
of 1.00
a. R- {-2}

b. R- {2}

c. R- {1} 

d. R

e. R- {-1}

The correct answer is: R- {-1}

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Question 49 Consider the statement, “Given that people who are in need of
Incorrect refuge and consolation are apt to do odd things, it is clear that
Mark 0.00 out people who are apt to do odd things are in need of refuge and
of 1.00 consolation.” This statement, of the form (P ⇒ Q) ⇒ (Q ⇒ P), is

logically equivalent to

 Select one:
a. People who are in need of refuge and consolation are

apt to do odd things.

 b. People are apt to do odd things if and only if they are in

need of refuge and consolation. 

 c. People who are apt to do odd things are in need of

refuge and consolation.
 d. People who are in need of refuge and consolation are
not apt to do odd things
 e. People who aren’t apt to do odd things are not in need
of refuge and consolation


 The correct answer is: People who are apt to do odd things are
in need of refuge and consolation.


Question 50 Probability of second event in situation if first event has been

Incorrect occurred is classified as _____________
Mark 0.00 out
of 1.00 Select one:
a. Series probability

b. Independent probability

c. Joint probability 

d. Probability distributions

e. Conditional Probability

The correct answer is: Conditional Probability

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