Answered: Twenty-five percent of the employees of…

Twenty-five percent of the employees of a large company are minorities. A random sample of 7 employees is selected. Question 17 What is the probability that the sample contains exa

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: A committee of 4 is being formed randomly from the employees at a school: 4 administrators, 30…

A: Combination: It is nothing but the selection of objects where the order of selection is not…

Q: we were to randomly pick a digit between 1-9 using a random number table, what is the probability…

Q: Out of 400 applicants for a job, 217 are female and 60 are female and have a graduate degree. Step 1…

A: We have to find the probability that a randomly chosen applicant has a graduate degree, given that…

Q: Approximately 7.8% of all people have blue eyes. Out of a random sample of 25 people, find the…

A: The objective of this question is to calculate various probabilities, expected value, standard…

Q: In a large population, 59% of the people have been vaccinated. If 5 people are randomly selected,…

Q: In a large population, 61% of the people have been vaccinated. Give your answer as a value between 0…

A: From the provided information,p = 0.61n = 5

Q: A vehicle manufacturing plant outputs 19 vehicles a day. Of those 19 vehicles, 6 are red, 5 are…

A: Given that A vehicle manufacturing plant outputs 19 vehicles a day Red vehicles = 6 Blue vehicles =…

Q: Suppose that unknown to a geneticist, there are 5 out of 12 genes that play a significant role in…

A: Here, n=12 and p=512.

Q: a. 27% students have passed their last year's degree examination. A random sample of 7 students is…

A: Given data ,PPass=27 %=0.27PFail=1-PPass=1-0.27=0.37If n=7P4≤x≤6=?

Q: A certain math conference has 8,778 attendees. Of these individuals, 6,659 are college professors,…

Q: the age of Subject #101 is 71. Divide that age by 10 and put a % on it. That is the probability of…

A: Hello! As you have posted more than 3 sub parts, we are answering the first 3 sub-parts. In case…

Q: You are pulling from a bag containing 9 blue marbles, 8 black marbles, 8 green marbles, and 3 yellow…

Q: What is the probability that exactly 9 out of the 14 teens I surveyed use YouTube? Round your…

A: Let p be the probability that a teen use YouTube. Given that p=85%= 0.85 Let X represents the number…

Q: A recent survey found that 63% of college students attend more than one institution during their…

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve first 3 sub-parts for you.…

Q: The probability that the wait time in a doctors office is at most 20 minutes is 27% how many…

Q: A town recently dismissed 99 employees in order to meet their new budget reductions. The town had 77…

A: Total employee=257 over 5018 under 50N=25K=7n=9

Q: If one student is randomly chosen from the group, what is the probability that the student chose…

A: Given problem Given that Homework Housework Outside Employment Recreation Other Total…

Q: Suppose 57% of the population has a college degree. If a random sample of size 770 is selected,…

A: the pdf of normal distribution is = 1/σ * √2π * e ^ -(x-u)^2/ 2σ^2standard normal distribution is a…

Q: About IO percent of the population is left-handed. Ofthose who are right-handed, about 40 percent…

A: Multiplication Rule:Multiplication rule for two dependent events A, and B is given by:

Q: ◆. Mammograms are 80% effective in detecting breast cancer. However, their false positive rate is…

Q: In the US, 10.5% of the population is diabetic. What is the probability that in a random sample of…

A: Suppose p is the true proportion of diabetic people in the U.S.

Q: The following is a table showing the results of a poll taken on campus. Will You Vote in the…

A: The objective of this question is to find the probability that a randomly selected student from this…

Q: In a large population, 61% of the people have been vaccinated. If 5 people are randomly selected,…

A: From the given information, Sample size (n) = 5, Probability of success (p) = 0.61.

Q: If we were to randomly pick a digit between 1-9 using a random number table, what is the probability…

A: When randomly picking a digit between 1 and 9 using a random number table, there are a total of 9…

Q: Of all the registered automobiles in a city, 5% fail the emissions test. Fifteen automobiles are…

A: We have given that Sample size n=15 Probability of success p=5%=0.05 q=1-p=0.95 P(X=x)=…

Q: 1. A sample of 4 different calculators is randomly selected from a group containing 20 that are…

A: Q1: The number of defective calculators is 20 and the number of non-defective calculators is 10.

Q: 10.2% of the population is 65 or older. Find the probability that the following number of persons…

A: According to the given information, we have Sample size, n = 20

Q: The probability is (Type an integer or a decimal. Round to three decimal places as needed.)

A: It is given that p = 7% = 0.07 n = 206

Q: Assume that when adults with smartphones are randomly selected, 41% use them in meetings or classes.…

Q: Imagine a woman has a positive mammogram. What is the probability that she has breast cancer?

A: Here use Bayes rule and tree diagram Define events as follows C = women have breast cancer T =…

Q: What is the probability that Z is between 1.53 and 1.84?

Q: Significant For 100 births, P (exactly 56 girls) = 0.0390 and P (56 or more girls) = 0.136. Is 56…

A: Given that,P (exactly 56 girls) = 0.039P (56 or more girls) = 0.136

Q: A recent survey found that 61% of college students attend more than one institution during their…

A: 61% of college students attend more than one institution during their college career.Sample size…

Q: 27% of all college students major in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). If 40…

A: Answer: Given that: p= 0.27 , n= 40 now will use Binomial probability calculator To find…

Q: According to weather data records from Vancouver International Airport (since 1981), there is some…

A: Let, X= number of days of rain or snow n= number of observations= 7 p= probability of success=…

Q: When making random guesses on an 8 question quiz the probability of guessing correctly on any one…

Q: A survey shows that about 60% (i.e., 0.6) of all students know the Help YourMath YouTube channel in…

A: Note :“Since you have posted multiple questions with multiple sub parts, we will provide the…

Q: For 100 births, P(exactly 58 girls) = 0.0223 and P(58 or more girls) = 0.067. Is 58 girls in 100…

A: The probability that 58 or more girls is 0.067.

Question

Twenty-five percent of the employees of a large company are minorities. A random sample of 7 employees is selected.

Question 17

What is the probability that the sample contains exactly 1 non-minority? Your answer must be between 0 and 1 and have four digits after the period (e.g., 0.1010).

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 1 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Similar questions

Five of the eight students are from Middle Georgia State College. What is the probability that all four of the interviewed students are from Middle Georgia State College? Express your answer as a reduced fraction or decimal rounded to at least four decimal places.
Of the 82 grade-12 students at a school, 22 are taking Physics. Suppose that 18 grade-12 students are selected at random for a survey. What is the probability that 5 of the selected students are taking Physics? Round your answer to 7 decimal places
Consider a random 3 digit number from 000 to 999 (1000 in total). What is the probability of getting a number with at least two digits in common. Leave your answer as a decimal between 0 and 1 with 2 decimal places precision (for example 0.35).
In a certain town, 62% of the residents enjoy riding roller coasters. Alfred takes a sample of 75 residents from this town. What is the probability that fewer than 58% of the residents in the sample enjoy riding roller coasters? 0.238 0.433 0.714 0.762
Out of 300 applicants for a job, 134 are male and 40 are male and have a graduate degree. Step 1 of 2: What is the probability that a randomly chosen applicant has a graduate degree, given that they are male? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal rounded to four decimal places.
A committee of 4 is being formed randomly from the employees at a school: 6 administrators, 38 teachers, and 5 staff. What is the probability that all 4 members are administrators? Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth.
A town recently dismissed 1010 employees in order to meet their new budget reductions. The town had 77 employees over 5050 years of age and 1717 under 5050. If the dismissed employees were selected at random, what is the probability that exactly 33 employees were over 5050? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to four decimal places.
Question Completion Status: Moving to another question will save this response. Question 32 A barbershop requires appointments for perms and haircuts. Ten percent of those making appointments cancel or simply fail to show up. Next week's appointment calendar has 64 appointments. let x be the number of missed appointments out of the 64. The probability that more than 2 cancellations and/or no-shows will occur during the next week is: 0.9611 0.1063 Ob. 0.7795 C d. 0.8937 0.3784 Moving to another question will save this response. 22 tv A Question 32 of 35 CA Question 32 of 35
A certain math conference has 9258 attendees. Of these individuals, 5371 are college professors, and 4496 are female. Of the college professors, 3347 are female. What is the probability that a randomly selected attendee is female or a college professor? Answers should be decimals (not percentages) correct to three decimal places.
Suppose 48% of the registered voters in a country are Republican. If a sample of 586 voters is selected, what is the probability that the sample proportion of Republicans will be greater than 42%? Round your answer to four decimal places.
The following is a table showing the results of a poll taken on campus. Will You Vote in the Upcoming Election? Male Female Yes 24 22 No 20 30 Not decided 28 38 What is the probability that a randomly selected student from this poll has decided to vote in the upcoming election? Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth.
a. The population Proportion p=? b. The sample proportion is? c.Find the standard error?