Mathematics Homework Solutions

Determining the probability that an event will not occur.

The probability that an event will occur is 0.2. What is the probability that the event will not occur?

Determining the probability from a given situation.

If two cards are drawn without replacement from a deck, find the probability that the second card is a spade, given that the first card was a spade.

Find the probability

At the first tri-city meeting, there were 8 people from town A, 7 people from town B, and 5 people from town C. If the council consists of 5 people, find the probability of 3 from town A and 2 from town B.

Finding the probability from a given situation.

In a certain college, 33% of the physics majors belong to ethnic minorities. Find the probability of the event that, from a random sample of 10 students who are physics majors, 2 or less belong to an ethnic minority.

Finding the probability from a given situation.

If 82% of scheduled flights actually take place and cancellations are independent events, what is the probability that 3 separate flights will take place?

Finding the odds in a given situation.

A number cube labeled with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 is tossed. What are the odds that the cube shows a 4 after being rolled?

Probability

If 3 boys and 2 girls are to be arranged in a row, what is the Probability that the first person in the row will be a boy?

Determining whether the events are mutually exclusive.

Decide whether or not the events are mutually exclusive: Having good reading skills and having good math skills.

Find the probability

Find the probability of the following card hands from a 52-card deck. In poker, aces are either high or low. A bridge hand is made up of 13 cards.In bridge, all cards in one suit.

Determining whether two events are mutually exclusive.

Decide whether or not the events are mutually exclusive. Being a teenager and being a United States Senator.

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