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Because of a manufacturing error, three cans of regular soda were accidentally filled with diet soda and placed into a 12-pack. Suppose that two cans are randomly selected from the 12-pack.
a. Determine the probability that both contain diet soda.
What is the probability that a card player draws two aces from a standard deck of 52 cards if they keep the first card after drawing it?
A library has chosen to select the two monthly book club reads by randomly choosing two books from a list of top 100 adult reads posted in the local newspaper. On the list, 62 books are fiction and 38 books are nonfiction. What is the probability of choosing two nonfiction books for this month's book club meeting?
About 15% of people in a town have both a cat and a dog. As 64% of residents have a dog, what is the probability that someone in the town owns a cat, given they have a dog?
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
23. Celebrities as Role Models In a sample of 1103 probable voters, three out of four say they would like entertainers to address social and political issues. Two probable voters are selected at random. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
b. Find the probability that neither probable voter would like entertainers to address social and political issues."
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
23. Celebrities as Role Models In a sample of 1103 probable voters, three out of four say they would like entertainers to address social and political issues. Two probable voters are selected at random. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
c. Find the probability that at least one of the two probable voters would like entertainers to address social and political issues."
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
24. Knowing a Person Who Was Murdered In a sample of 11,771 children ages 2 to 17, 8% have lost a friend or relative to murder. Four children are selected at random. (Adapted from University of New Hampshire)
b. Find the probability that none of the four has lost a friend or relative to murder."
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
24. Knowing a Person Who Was Murdered In a sample of 11,771 children ages 2 to 17, 8% have lost a friend or relative to murder. Four children are selected at random. (Adapted from University of New Hampshire)
c. Find the probability that at least one of the four has lost a friend or relative to murder."
"In Exercises 19-22, determine whether the events are independent or dependent. Explain your reasoning.
20. Selecting an ace from a standard deck of 52 playing cards, and then selecting a jack from the deck without replacing the ace"
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
25. Best President In a sample of 1500 adult U.S. citizens, 270 said that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history. Two adult U.S. citizens are selected at random.
(Adapted from YouGov)
b. Find the probability that neither adult U.S. citizen says that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history."
"In Exercises 19-22, determine whether the events are independent or dependent. Explain your reasoning.
21. Taking a driver's education course and passing the driver's license exam"
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
25. Best President In a sample of 1500 adult U.S. citizens, 270 said that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history. Two adult U.S. citizens are selected at random.
(Adapted from YouGov)
c. Find the probability that at least one of the two adult U.S. citizens says that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history."
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
26. Worst President In a sample of 1500 adult U.S. citizens, 690 said that Donald Trump was the worst president in U.S. history. Three adult U.S. citizens are selected at random.
(Adapted from YouGov)
a. Find the probability that all three adult U.S. citizens say that Donald Trump was the worst president in U.S. history."
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
26. Worst President In a sample of 1500 adult U.S. citizens, 690 said that Donald Trump was the worst president in U.S. history. Three adult U.S. citizens are selected at random.
(Adapted from YouGov)
b. Find the probability that none of the three adult U.S. citizens say that Donald Trump was the worst president in U.S. history."
"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
27. Blood Types The probability that a person of Asian descent in the United States has type O+ blood is 39%. At random, six people of Asian descent in the United States are selected. (Source: American National Red Cross)
a. Find the probability that all six have type O+ blood."