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Sheet 3 Probability

The document contains 12 problems involving calculating probabilities of events occurring from sample spaces using basic probability rules. The problems cover topics like tossing coins, drawing cards from a deck, choosing items randomly from groups, and events occurring through different means like email/internet. The problems include both assignments and tutorials.

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Sheet 3 Probability

The document contains 12 problems involving calculating probabilities of events occurring from sample spaces using basic probability rules. The problems cover topics like tossing coins, drawing cards from a deck, choosing items randomly from groups, and events occurring through different means like email/internet. The problems include both assignments and tutorials.

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Egyptian Academy for Engineering Statistics

& Advanced Technology Affiliated Course code: BAS 151


to Ministry of Military Production

Sheet 3
Probability – Basic Rules

1. An experiment consists of tossing two dice.


(i) Find the sample space S.
(ii) Find the event A that the sum of the dots on the dice equals 7.
(iii) Find the event B that the sum of the dots on the dice is greater than 10.
(iv) Find the event C that the sum of the dots on the dice is greater than 12
(v) Which of the pervious events are mutually exclusive? (Tutorial)

2. The A coin is tossed three times.


(i) Write down the sample space.
(ii) Find the probability that the numbers of tails are two.
(iii) Find the probability that the number of heads at least two. (ANS: 3/8, 0.5)

3. In A die is loaded such that the even number is twice as likely to occur the odd number.
(i) Find the sample space S.
(ii) Find the event A that the number is greater than 2 and less than 6.
(iii) Find the event B that the number has perfect square. (Tutorial)

4. A drawer contains 50 bolts and 150 nuts. Half of the bolts and half of the nuts are rusted. If one item
is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is rusted or is a bolt? (Assignment)
5. In tossing a coin six times, what is the probability of getting at least one head occurs. (Tutorial)
(ANS: 63/64)

6. A card is drawn from an ordinary deck of playing cards. What is the probability that it is either a
spade or an ace? (Assignment)
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7. A class consists of 120 students. 60 students like music, 70 students like football and 30
students like football and music. A student is chosen randomly, what is the probability that:
(i) He like music or football.
(ii) He likes music only.
(iii) He likes football only.
(iv) He doesn't like music or football.
(v) He doesn't like music and football.
(vi) He likes at least one of them.
(vii) He likes at most one of them.
(viii) He likes only one of them. (Assignment)

8. A new computer virus can enter the system through the e-mail or through the internet. There is
a 30% chance of receiving this virus through the e-mail. There is a 40% chance of receiving it
through the internet. Also, the virus enters the system simultaneously through the e-mail and the
internet with probability 0.15. What is the probability that the virus does not enter the system at
all? (Tutorial) (ANS: 0.45)
9. Three newspapers A, B, C are published in a city and a survey of readers indicates the following:
20%read A, 16% read B, 14% read C, 8% read both A and B, 5% read both A and C, 4% read
both B and C, and 2% read all three. For a person chosen at random, find the probability that he
reads none of the papers. (Assignment)

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10. Let A and B be two events such that 𝑃(𝐴) = , 𝑃(𝐵𝑐 ) = and 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵𝑐 ) = , Find
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𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵), 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵𝑐 ) (Tutorial) (ANS: 3/4)

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11. Let A and B be two events such that 𝑃(𝐴) = , 𝑃(𝐵) = and 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = , Find
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𝑃(𝐴𝑐 ∩ 𝐵𝑐 ), 𝑃(𝐴𝑐 ∪ 𝐵𝑐 ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐵 ∩ 𝐴𝑐 ) (ANS: 3/8, 3/4 , 1/4 )

12. Let A and B be two events such that 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.2, and 𝑃(𝐴𝑐 ∩ 𝐵𝑐 ) = 0.6 . Find P(A) in the
following cases: (i) 𝐵 ⊂ 𝐴 (ii) A and B are mutually exclusive (Assignment)

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