Suppose that John and Tom are sitting in a classroom containing 9 students in total. A teacher randomly divides these 9 students into two groups: Group I with 4 students, Group II with 5 students. (a) What is the probability that John is in Group I? (b) If John is in Group I, what is the probability that Tom is also in Group I? (c) What is the probability that John and Tom are in the same group?

Suppose that John and Tom are sitting in a classroom containing 9 students in total. A teacher randomly divides these 9 students into two groups: Group I with 4 students, Group II with 5 students. (a) What is the probability that John is in Group I? (b) If John is in Group I, what is the probability that Tom is also in Group I? (c) What is the probability that John and Tom are in the same group?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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