About 13% of the population if left-handed. If three people are randomly selected, what is:   The probability all three are left-handed?             The probability that at least one of the three is right-handed?

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About 13% of the population if left-handed. If three people are randomly selected, what is:

 

  • The probability all three are left-handed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • The probability that at least one of the three is right-handed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Give that a standard deck of cards contains 52 cards as shown below [and discussed in the online lectures]:

 

If you select a single card at random from a deck of cards, what is the probability the card is:

 

  • A Jack or Queen?

 

 

 

 

  • An even number?

 

 

 

 

 

  • A Jack or Heart?

 

 

 

 

 

  • An even number of Spade?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A survey was conducted of 200 students at SUNY WCC, asking them “Do you smoke?” Results are shown in the table below.

 

 

Yes

No

Male

40

80

Female

20

60

 

 

  • If a student is selected at random, what is the probability they smoke?

 

 

 

 

  • If a female is selected at random, what is the probability she does not smoke?

 

 

 

 

  • If a male is selected at random, what is the probability he smokes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suppose you have a bag of marbles that contains 8 blue marbles and 2 yellow marbles. If you select two marbles from the bag, one after the other without replacing the first, what is:

 

  • The probability you get two blue marbles?

 

 

 

 

 

  • The probability you get two yellow marbles?

 

 

 

 

 

  • The probability you get one yellow and one blue marble?

 

 

 

 

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