Assignment 4:

1. A couple is planning to have three children. What is the probability that:

a. All of the children will be girls?
b. Two of the children will be boys?
c. At least 2 of the children will be girls?
d. The couple will have 2 boys at the most?

2. In rolling a pair of dice once, find the probability that the sum of the results will be:
a. 5
b. 9
c. At least 10
d. 8

3. A bowl contains 5 red balls, 3 green balls, and 2 white balls. if one ball is chosen at random
a. What is the probability that a red ball will be chosen?
b. What is probability that a green ball will not be chosen?
c. What is the probability that a white ball will be chosen?

4. Laptop buyers can pay their purchases in cash, or using a credit card, or a debit card. The manager observed that
55% of the shoppers used credit cards, 15% paid in cash, and the rest paid with their debit cards.
a. Write the sample space:
b. Assign the probability for each sample space.

5. ABC Company manufactures and sells laptops. The manager is keeping track of the number of laptops sold per
day and produced the following probabilities on the table below. Based on the data, answer the questions that
follow.
Number of laptops Probability that there
will be laptops sold the
next day
0 0.05
1 0.17
2 0.20
3 0.25
4 0.15
5 0.12
6 0.06

a. Write the Sample Space: :

b. What is the probability of selling 5 laptops the next day?
c. What is the probability of selling at least 4 laptops the next day?
d. What is the probability of selling 10 laptops the next day?

6. The College of Engineering and Astronomy Technology of Rizal Technological University will sponsor an
intercollegiate quiz bee. Each contestant will answer 50 questions: 20 in Mathematics, 10 in current events, 15 in
Science, and 5 is Social sciences. The quiz master will draw each question randomly. Find the probability that the
first question will be drawn is about
a. Mathematics:
 b. Science of Current Events:
c. Social Sciences or Mathematics or Current Events:
d. Science or Mathematics:
e. Neither Science nor Social Sciences:
7. Mark is a student taking Calculus 2 and Engineering Data Analysis. The probability of passing Calculus 2 is 55%,
and 40% for Engineering Data Analysis. If the probability of passing both subjects is 45%, what is the probability
of passing at least one subject?

8. Three sports car drivers, Andy, Benny, and Carlo, compete in a special competition. How many possible orders
(First place, Second place, and Third place) of finish are there if we assume no ties? Use Tree diagram for your
proof of answer

9. From the table shows 500 TV sets classified by screen size and whether each set is SMART TV or not. What is the
probability that a set selected at random will be either A Smart TV or have a screen size of less than 21 inches.

SCREEN SIZE
KIND TOTAL
21 inches or over Under 21 inches
SMART TV 175 125 300
ORDINARY TV 50 150 200
TOTAL 225 275 500

10. There are 10 balls in a container, 3 of which are red and dotted, 1 is red and stripped, 2 are gray and dotted and 4
are gray and stripped. Calculate the probabilities of
a. Probability of red given dotted
b. Probability of red given stripped
c. Probability of gray given dotted
d. Probability of gray given striped