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CONCEPTS OF PROBABILITY: CHAPTER 4 1) The collection of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called: a. a simple event b. a sample space c.

a sample d. a population 2) A statistical experiment is a process that, when performed: a. results in one and only one of two observations b. results in at least two of many observations c. may not lead to the occurrence of any outcome d. results in one and only one of many observations 3) An outcome is: a. what is observed when an experiment is performed b. what happens when you do not perform an experiment c. a collection of many events d. a collection of at least two sample spaces 4) A sample point is: a. a collection of many sample spaces b. a point that represents a population in a sample c. an element of a sample space d. none of these 5) The performance of an experiment results in: a. one and only one observation b. many observations c. exactly two observations d. one of the two observations 6) An event: a. is the same as a sample space b. includes exactly one outcome c. includes one or more of the outcomes d. none of these 7) A simple event: a. is a collection of exactly two outcomes b. includes one and only one outcome c. does not include any outcome d. none of these 8) A compound event includes: a. at least three outcomes

b. at least two outcomes c. one and only one outcome d. all outcomes of an experiment 9) The experiment of tossing a coin twice has: a. two outcomes b. three outcomes c. four outcomes d. eight outcomes 10) Which of the following is not an approach to assigning probabilities? a. Classical approach b. Trial and error approach c. Relative frequency approach d. Subjective approach 11) The experiment of rolling a die once and observing for an even or odd number has: a. six outcomes b. eight outcomes c. four outcomes d. two outcomes 12) Two households are randomly selected and it is observed whether or not each of them owns a telephone answering machine. The total number of outcomes for this experiment is: a. six b. eight c. two d. four 13) A useful graphical method of constructing the sample space for an experiment is: a. a tree diagram b. a pie chart c. a histogram d. an ogive 14) A box contains a few red and a few white marbles. Two marbles are randomly drawn from this box and the color of these marbles is observed. The total number of outcomes for this experiment is: a. eight b. four c. six d. two

15) Two households are randomly selected and it is observed whether or not they own a telephone answering machine. Which of the following is a simple event? a. Exactly one of them owns a telephone answering machine. b. At least one of them owns a telephone answering machine. c. At most one of them owns a telephone answering machine. d. Neither of the two owns a telephone answering machine. 16) A box contains a few red and a few white marbles. Two marbles are randomly drawn from this box and the color of these marbles is observed. Which of the following is an example of a simple event? a. At most one marble is red. b. At least one marble is white. c. Both marbles are white. d. Not more than one marble is red. 17) A coin is tossed twice. The event that two tails are observed is a: a. compound event b. simple event c. multiple outcome d. multinomial sample point 18) A sample of two adults is taken and it is observed if they are in favor of or against gun control. Assume that there are only two outcomes for each adult-either he/she is in favor of or he/she is against the gun control. Which of the following is a compound event? a. Both adults are in favor of gun control. b. Exactly two adults are in favor of gun control. c. Neither of the two is against gun control. d. At most one is in favor of gun control. 19) A sample space of an experiment consists of the following outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Which of the following is a simple event? a. at least 3 b. at most 2 c. 3 d. 15 20) A box contains a certain number of auto parts. A few of these parts are defective and the remaining are good. Two parts are selected at random from this box and it is observed if they are good or defective. Which of the following is a compound event? a. b. c. d. At most one part is defective. Both parts are good. Neither one of the two parts is good. None of these.

21) The numerical measure of the likelihood that a specific event will occur is called: a. the sample space b. a sample point c. an event d. the probability of an event 22) The probability of an event is always: a. greater than zero b. less than 1 c. in the range zero to 1 d. greater than 1 23) Suppose P(A) = .35. The probability of complement of A is: a. .35 b. .50 c. .65 d. -.35 24) The sum of the probabilities of all final outcomes for an experiment is always: a. equal to 1 b. equal to zero c. less than 1 d. greater than 1 25) The classical probability approach is applied to an experiment that: a. cannot be repeated b. has equally likely outcomes c. does not have more than two outcomes d. has all independent outcomes 26) The relative frequency approach to probability is applied to experiments that: a. do not have equally likely outcomes but can be repeated b. do not have equally likely outcomes and cannot be repeated c. have equally likely outcomes and cannot be repeated d. none of these 27) The subjective probability approach to probability is applied to experiments that: a. do not have equally likely outcomes and cannot be repeated b. do not have equally likely outcomes but can be repeated c. have equally likely outcomes but cannot be repeated d. none of these 28) Assume that you invested $10,000 in each of three stocks. Each stock can increase in value, decrease in value, or remain the same. The number of possible outcomes is: a. 10,000 b. 3

c. 9 d. 27 29) According to the classical probability rule, the probability of a simple event is: a. the total number of outcomes for the experiment divided by 1 b. 1 divided by the sample space c. 1 divided by the total number of outcomes for the experiment d. 1 divided by the compound event 30) According to the classical probability rule, the probability of a compound event is: a. the total number of outcomes for the experiment divided by 4 b. the number of outcomes favorable to the given event divided by the total number of outcomes c. 5 divided by the total number of outcomes for the experiment d. 2 divided by the number of outcomes favorable to the given event 31) According to the relative frequency concept of probability, the probability of an event is: a. 1 divided by the total number of outcomes for the experiment b. the number of times the given event is observed divided by the total number of repetitions of the experiment c. the number of outcomes favorable to the given event divided by the sample space d. none of these 32) A die is rolled once. The probability of obtaining an odd number is: a. .60 b. .25 c. .17 d. .50 33) An experiment consists of tossing 3 unbiased coins simultaneously. The number of simple events in this experiment is: a. 3 b. 6 c. 9 d. None of the above answers is correct. 34) One person is selected from a group of eight males and two females. The two events "a male is selected" and "a female is selected" are: a. independent b. equally likely c. not equally likely d. none of these 35) Which of the following values cannot be the probability of an event? a. .78

b. .00 c. 1.25 d. 1.00 36) Which of the following values cannot be the probability of an event? a. .91 b. .00 c. 1.00 d. .56 37) Assume that the events A and B are independent with P(A) = .30 and P(B) = .40. The probability that both events will occur simultaneously is: a. .10 b. .12 c. .70 d. .75 38) Twenty-five persons are polled about their opinions on the income tax reforms. The probabilities that a person is in favor of income tax reforms, he/she is against it, and he/she has no opinion should all add up to: a. .00 b. .85 c. 1.00 d. more than 1.0 39) In a group of 80 students, 16 are seniors. If one student is randomly selected from this group, the probability that this student is a senior is: a. .80 b. .16 c. .20 d. .25 40) In a group of 400 families, 300 own houses. If one family is randomly selected from this group, the probability that this family owns a house is: a. .25 b. .75 c. .80 d. .40 41) An unbalanced die is rolled 500 times and a 3-spot is obtained 110 times. The probability of obtaining the 3-spot for this die is approximately: a. .92 b. 1/6 c. .22 d. .13

42) Two events A and B are said to be independent if: a. P( A and B ) = P(A) . P(B) b. P( A and B ) = P(A) + P(B) c. P(A|B) = P(B) d. P(B|A) = P(A) 43) Two hundred items are selected from the production line of a company and 14 of them are found to be defective. The probability that an item manufactured by this company is defective is approximately: a. .07 b. .14 c. .04 d. .19 44) The marginal probability is the probability of: a. a sample space b. an outcome when another outcome has already occurred c. an event without considering any other event d. an experiment calculated at the margin 45) Two events A and B are said to mutually exclusive if: a. P(A|B) = 1 b. P(B|A) =1 c. P(A and B) =1 d. P(A and B) =0 46) The conditional probability is the probability: a. of a sample space based on a certain condition b. that an event will occur given that another event has already occurred c. that an event will occur based on the condition that no other event is being considered d. none of these 47) The conditional probability of event A given that event B has already occurred is written as: a. P(A or B) b. P(B|A) c. P(A and B) d. P(A|B) 48) Two mutually exclusive events: a. always occur together b. can sometimes occur together c. cannot occur together d. none of these

49) Two events are said to be independent if the occurrence of one event: a. affects the probability of the occurrence of the other event b. does not affect the probability of the occurrence of the other event c. means that second event cannot occur d. means that second event is definite to occur 50) Which of the following statements are always correct? a. P(A and B) = P(A) . P(B) b. P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) c. P(A) = P(B|A) d. P(A) = 1 P() 51) Two events are said to be dependent if the occurrence of one event: a. affects the probability of the occurrence of the other event b. does not affect the probability of the occurrence of the other event c. means that second event cannot occur d. means that second event is definite to occur 52) Two events that are independent are: a. always mutually exclusive events b. never mutually exclusive events c. always complementary events d. always subjective events 53) Two events that are mutually exclusive are always: a. independent events b. complementary events c. dependent events d. subjective events 54) Two complementary events: a. have no common outcomes b. can have common outcomes c. contain the same outcomes d. none of these 55) Two complementary events: a. taken together do not include all outcomes for an experiment b. taken together include all outcomes for an experiment c. can occur together d. are always independent 56) Two events A and B are independent if: a. P(A) is equal to P(B) b. P(B|A) is equal to P(A) c. P(A|B) is equal to P(A)

d. P(A|B) is equal to P(B) 57) An experiment consists of three stages. There are two possible outcomes in the first stage, three possible outcomes in the second stage, and four possible outcomes in the third stage. The total number of outcomes of this experiment is: a. 9 b. 24 c. 26 d. 18 58) If P(A|B) is equal to P(A), then events A and B are: a. complementary events b. mutually exclusive events c. independent events d. subjective events The following table gives the two-way classification of 500 students based on sex and whether or not they suffer from math anxiety. Sex Male Female SUFFER FROM MATH ANXIETY Yes No 160 80 175 85

59) If one student is randomly selected from these 500 students, the probability that this selected student is a female is: a. .480 b. .653 c. .520 d. .347 60) If one student is randomly selected from these 500 students, the probability that this selected student suffers from math anxiety is: a. .670 b. .275 c. .333 d. .330 61) If one student is randomly selected from these 500 students, the probability that this selected student suffers from math anxiety given that he is a male is approximately: a. .333 b. .673 c. .327 d. .667

62) If one student is randomly selected from these 500 students, the probability that this selected student is a female given that she does not suffer from math anxiety is approximately: a. .649 b. .327 c. .889 d. .515 63) Events "Yes" and "No" are: a. mutually exclusive events b. mutually nonexclusive events c. subjective events d. conditional events 64) Which of the following statements is correct given that the events A and B have nonzero probabilities? a. A and B cannot be both independent and mutually exclusive b. A and B can be both independent and mutually exclusive c. A and B are always independent d. A and B are always mutually exclusive 65) Which of the following events are mutually exclusive? a. Male and yes b. Female and no c. Yes and no d. No and male 66) Which of the following events are mutually nonexclusive? a. No and yes b. Female and no c. Female and male d. None of these [67- 73] One thousand ISU students were asked whether Republicans or Democrats have better domestic economic policies. The following table gives the two-way classification of their opinions. Sex Male Female Republicans 220 170 Democrats 340 200 No Opinion 40 30

One student is randomly selected from these 1,000 students. 67) The probability that the selected student is a male is: a. .400

b. .550 c. .600 d. .450 68) The probability that the selected student says Democrats have better domestic economic policies is: a. .390 b. .540 c. .070 d. .400 69) The probability that the selected student is a female given that she thinks that Republicans have better domestic economic policies is approximately: a. .579 b. .382 c. .686 d. .436 70) The probability that the selected student has no opinion given that he is a male is approximately: a. .667 b. .375 c. .067 d. .075 71) Events "Republican" and "No opinion" are: a. conditional events b. mutually nonexclusive events c. subjective events d. mutually exclusive events 72) Which of the following events are mutually exclusive? a. Male and no opinion b. Female and Democrats c. Democrats and no opinion d. Republican and male 73) Which of the following events are mutually nonexclusive? a. No opinion and male b. Female and male c. Democrats and Republicans d. No opinion and Republicans 74) The probability that a randomly selected college student is a part-time student is .18. The probability of the complementary event of this event is: a. .18

b. .64 c. .82 d. cannot find 75) The probability that a family owns stocks is .56. The probability of the complementary event of this event is: a. .65 b. .44 c. .25 d. cannot find 76) The intersection of two events A and B represents the outcomes that are: a. either in A or in B or in both A and B b. common to both A and B c. either in A or in B d. not common to both A and B 77) The joint probability of two events A and B is that: a. either event A happens or event B happens b. neither of the events A and B happens c. both events A and B happen d. none of these 78) The intersection of two events A and B is written as: a. (A or B) b. (A and B) c. (A|B) d. (B|A) 79) The probability of the intersection of two events A and B is given by: a. P(A) + P(B) b. P(A) + P(B) P(A and B) c. P(A) P(A|B) d. P(A) P(B|A) 80) The joint probability of two independent events A and B is: a. P(A) + P(B) b. P(A) + P(B) + P(A or B) c. P(A) P(B) d. P(A) P(A|B) 81) The joint probability of two mutually exclusive events is always equal to: a. 1 divided by the number of outcomes b. .50 c. zero d. 1.0

[82 86] The following table gives a two-way classification of all employees of a company in Peoria based on whether they are smokers or nonsmokers and whether or not they suffer from any allergies. Suffer From Allergies Smoker Nonsmoker Yes 35 55 No 25 185

82) The joint probability of events "smoker" and "no" is approximately: a. .833 b. .459 c. .162 d. .083 83) The joint probability of events "yes" and "nonsmoker" is approximately: a. .444 b. .617 c. .067 d. .183 84) The joint probability of events "yes" and "no" is: a. .50 b. 1.00 c. .00 d. .24 85) The probability that a randomly selected employee is a smoker and suffers from allergies is approximately: a. .011 b. .351 c. .117 d. .083 86) The probability that a randomly selected employee is a nonsmoker and does not suffer from allergies is approximately: a. .617 b. .008 c. .500 d. .281 [87 92]One thousand students were asked whether Republicans or Democrats have better domestic economic policies. The following table gives the two-way classification of their opinions. Sex Republicans Democrats No Opinion Male 220 340 40 Female 170 200 30

87) The joint probability of events "Republicans" and "Male" is: a. .170 b. .340 c. .220 d. .880 88) The joint probability of events "Female" and "Democrats" is: a. .200 b. .500 c. .340 d. .660 89) The joint probability of events "Male" and "No Opinion" is: a. .040 b. .030 c. .300 d. .400 90) The joint probability of events "Democrats" and "No Opinion" is: a. .340 b. .000 c. .040 d. .030 91) The probability that a randomly selected student from these 1000 students is a female and holds the opinion that Republicans have better domestic economic policies is: a. .022 b. .017 c. .220 d. .170 92) The probability that a randomly selected student from these 1000 students is a male and holds the opinion that Democrats have better domestic economic policies is: a. .200 b. .220 c. .600 d. .340 93) The probability of the union of two events A and B is the probability that: a. neither event A happens nor event B happens b. both events do not happen together c. both events A and B happen together d. either event A or event B or both A and B happen 94) The union of two events A and B is written as:

a. b. c. d.

(A or B) (A and B) (AB) (A|B)

If A and B are mutually exclusive events, with P(A) = .2 and P(B) = .3, 95) Then P(A and B) is: a. .50 b. .10 c. 0.0 d. 0.6 96) The probability of the union of two events A and B is given by: a. P(A) + P(B) + P(A and B) b. P(A) + P(B) P(A and B) c. P(A) P(A|B) d. P(A) P(B|A) 97) The probability of the union of two events A and B, that are mutually exclusive, is given by: a. P(A) + P(B) b. P(A) P(B) + P(A and B) c. P(A) P(A|B) d. P(A) P(B|A) 98) 6.16 If A and B are independent events with P(A) = .6 and P(B) = .7, then the probability that A occurs or B occurs or both occur is: a. 1.30 b. .88 c. .42 d. .10 99) In a class of 40 students, 10 are management majors. Two students are selected at random from this class. The probability that both of them are management majors is approximately: a. .063 b. .937 c. .250 d. .058 100) The athletic department of ISU has 12 full-time coaches, and four of them are female. Two coaches are selected at random from this group. The probability that neither of them is a female is approximately: a. .091 b. .445

c. .639 d. .424 101) The probability that a physician is a pediatrician is .20. Two physicians are selected at random. The probability that none of them is a pediatrician is: a. .04 b. .16 c. .64 d. .80 102) If A and B are mutually exclusive events with P(A) = .30 and P(B) = .40, then P(A or B) is: a. .10 b. .12 c. .70 d. d. None of the above answers is correct 103) The probability that an adult possesses a credit card is .70. Two adults are selected at random. The probability that the first adult possesses a credit card and the second adult does not possess a credit card is: a. .57 b. .92 c. .21 d. .35 104) a. b. c. d. If A and B are independent events with P(A) = .20 and P(B) = .60, then P(A|B) is: .20 .60 .40 .80

105) The probability that a person is a college graduate is .35 and that he/she has high blood pressure is .12. Assuming that these two events are independent, the probability that a person selected at random is a college graduate and has high blood pressure is: a. .455 b. .801 c. .095 d. .042 106) The probability that a corporation made profits in 2001 is .70 and the probability that a corporation made charitable contributions in 2001 is .25. Assuming that these two events are independent, the probability that a corporation made profits in 2001 and made charitable contributions in 2001 is: a. .075 b. .175 c. .525

d. .225 107) a. b. c. d. If P(A) = .25 and P(B) = .65, then P(A and B) is: .25 .40 .90 cannot be determined from the information given

108) The probability that an employee of a company is a male is .60 and the joint probability that an employee of this company is a male and single is .18. The probability that a randomly selected employee of this company is single given he is a male is: a. .400 b. .820 c. .300 d. .108 109) The probability that a farmer is in debt is .70. The joint probability that a farmer is in debt and lives in the Midwest is .28. The probability that a randomly selected farmer lives in the Midwest given he is in debt is: a. .196 b. .300 c. .720 d. .400 110) If a coin is tossed three times and a statistician predicts that the probability of obtaining three heads in a row is .125, which of the following assumptions is irrelevant to his prediction? a. The events are dependent b. The events are independent c. The coin is unbiased d. All of the above assumptions are relevant to his prediction 111) a. b. c. d. The total number of outcomes for three rolls of a die is: 216 36 8 1296

112) A woman owns 12 blouses, seven skirts, and six pairs of shoes. She will randomly select one blouse, one skirt, and one pair of shoes to wear on a certain day. The total number of possible outcomes are: a. 84 b. 504 c. 72 d. 42

113) a. b. c. d. 114) a. b. c. d.

If P(A) = .84, P(B) =.76 and P(A or B) =.90, then P(A and B) is: 0.64 .14 .70 .83 The union of two events A and B represents the outcomes that are: either in A or in B or in both A and B common to both A and B neither in A nor in B not common to both A and B

[115 118]One thousand students were asked whether Republicans or Democrats have better domestic economic policies. The following table gives the two-way classification of their opinions. Sex Male Female Republicans 220 170 Democrats 340 200 No Opinion 40 30

115) If one student is randomly selected from these 1,000 students, the probability that this student has no opinion is: a. .046 b. .390 c. .070 d. .400 116) If one student is randomly selected from these 1,000 students, the probability that this student is a female or thinks that Democrats have better domestic economic policies is: a. .940 b. .200 c. .740 d. .400 117) If one student is randomly selected from these 1,000 students, the probability that this student has no opinion or is a male is: a. .670 b. .070 c. .600 d. .630 118) If one student is randomly selected from these 1,000 students, the probability that this student is a male or thinks that Republicans have better domestic economic policies is:

a. b. c. d. 119) a. b. c. d. 120) a. b. c. d. 121) a. b. c. d.

.770 .990 .390 .600 If P(A)= .35, P(B) = .45 and P(A and B) =.25, then P(A|B) is: 1.4 1.8 .714 .556 If P(A) = .20, P(B) = .30 and P(A and B) = .06, then events A and B are: dependent events independent events mutually exclusive events complementary events If A and B are mutually exclusive events with P(A) = .70, then P(B): can be any value between 0 and 1 can be any value between 0 and .70 cannot be larger than .30 cannot be determined with the information given

[122 124]Three hundred computers manufactured by two companies were inspected for being good or defective. The following table gives the two-way classification of these 300 computers. Company A Company B Good 140 130 Defective 10 20

122) If one computer is selected at random from these 300 computers, the probability that this computer is good or is made by company B is approximately: a. .900 b. .433 c. .967 d. .420 123) If one computer is selected at random from these 300 computers, the probability that this computer is made by company A or is defective is approximately: a. .567 b. .033 c. .600 d. .820

124) If one computer is selected at random from these 300 computers, the probability that this computer is good or is made by company A is approximately: a. .420 b. .067 c. .900 d. .933 125) The probability that a student at a university is a male is .48, that a student is a business major is .14, and that a student is a male and a business major is .06. The probability that a randomly selected student from this university is a male or a business major is: a) .62 b) .56 c) .68 d) .40 126) The probability that a family has at least one child is .74, that a family owns a camcorder is .25, and that a family has at least one child and owns a camcorder is .13. The probability that a randomly selected family has at least one child or owns a camcorder is: a. .99 b. .86 c. .87 d. .62 127) 6.29 If A and B are independent events with P(A) = .60 and P(A|B) = .60, then P(B) is: a. 1.20 b. .60 c. .36 d. cannot be determined with the information given 128) In a recent survey, forty-five percent of the voters are in favor of limiting the number of terms for senators and congressmen, 36% are against it, and 19% have no opinion. If one voter is selected at random, the probability that this voter is either in favor of limiting the number of terms for senators and congressmen or has no opinion is: a. .62 b. .28 c. .64 d. .55 129) State Farm company has a total of 500 male employees. Of them, 125 are single, 280 are married, 65 are either divorced or separated, and 30 are widowers. If one male employee is selected at random from this company, the probability that this employee is married or a widower is:

a. b. c. d.

.310 .375 .250 .620

130) The probability that a person is a college graduate is .55 and that he/she has high blood pressure is .20. Assuming that these two events are independent, the probability that a person selected at random is a college graduate or has high blood pressure is: a. .11 b. .64 c. .75 d. cannot be calculated from the given information 131) The probability that a corporation made profits in 2001 is .70 and the probability that a corporation made charitable contributions in 2001 is .25. Assuming that these two events are independent, the probability that a corporation made profits in 2001 or made charitable contributions in 2001 is: a. .775 b. .950 c. .175 d. cannot be calculated from the given information 132) Three football fans are asked whether they think that the St. Louis Rams will repeat as NFL champions in the 200001 season. The possible responses are "Yes" or "No" ("I Don't Know" is not allowed). The first person asked lives in St. Louis, and always chooses the Rams to win the championship. Knowing this, how many possible outcomes are there? a. 4 b. 8 c. 2 d. 3 133) A coin is tossed three times. One possible outcome is "head, head, head". The event "two heads, one tail" would be considered a(n): a. impossible event b. sure event c. compound event d. simple event 134) When rolling a pair of fair dice, what is the probability that the sum of the dice on one roll will be seven? a. 1/6 b. 1/12 c. 1/36 d. 5/36

135) A particular shoe factory has two machines. Machine A manufactures shoes for the left foot, and machine B manufactures shoes for the right foot. Four of 100 shoes from machine A are found to be defective, and five of 100 shoes from machine B are found to be defective. What is the probability that the next left shoe and the next right shoe will both be defective? a. .09 b. .002 c. .025 d. .2 An experiment is conducted with 50 dogs. Each dog is given a dish of dry dog food and a dish of canned dog food at the same time, and the food that is eaten first is considered the "preferred" food. The dogs are classified as small (under 40 lbs.), medium (40100 lbs.), and large (over 100 lbs.). The results are tabulated as follows: Small Dogs Medium Dogs Large Dogs Preferred Dry 2 7 4 Preferred Canned 18 13 6

136) What is the probability that a dog chosen at random from the group will be large and will prefer canned food? a. 6/10 b. 6/37 c. 4/50 d. 6/50 137) Four fair, unweighted dice are rolled. What is the probability that all 4 dice show the same number? a. 1/24 b. 1/216 c. 1/1296 d. 1/6 138) A boy is playing an adventure game. At one point, he has to make a decision to go right or go left. If he goes right, the probability that he will "die" is .30. If he goes left, the probability of "death" is .40. He has an equal probability of choosing either direction. What is the probability that he will "die" after making his decision? a. .12 b. .70 c. .40 d. .35

All 400 employees at an accounting firm in Chicago are asked what size of vehicle they drive: compact car, mid-size car, large car, or truck. The following table gives a two-way classification of their responses. Male Female 139) a. b. c. d. Compact Car 41 52 Mid-Size Car 82 75 Large Car 24 38 Truck 49 49

If one employee is selected at random, what is the most likely outcome? The employee is a male and drives a mid-size car The employee is a female and drives a mid-size car The employee is a male and doesn't drive a mid-size or large car The employee is a female and doesn't drive a compact or mid-size car

140) A game is played with a fair die and bag of marbles. The player rolls the die, and if the number on the die is above four, then the player may draw from the bag of marbles. The player wins if a black marble is drawn from the bag, which contains seven white marbles and three black marbles. If the number on the die is four or less, the player loses without drawing from the bag. What is the probability of winning the game? a. .33 b. .30 c. .63 d. .10 141) The probability that a randomly selected person from a certain community has been on the Internet and can point out the location of Guinea on a world map is .08, and the probability that the person can point out Guinea given that he/she has been on the Internet is .20. What is the probability that a person in the community has been on the Internet? a. .40 b. .016 c. .80 d. 2.50 142) a. b. c. d. If P(A) = .65, P(B) = .58 and P(A and B) = .76, then P(A or B) is: 1.23 .47 .18 .11

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