Probability - high school - practice problems - page 3 of 16
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- Probability 80857
During the exam, the student answers 4 questions out of 25. He is ready for 20 of them. Find the probability that he draws exactly one that he does not know. - Probability 80856
The probability of occurrence of a certain phenomenon is the same in all trials and is equal to 0.7. Attempts are repeated until this phenomenon occurs. What is the probability that we will have to make a fifth trial? - Probability - coin toss
A coin is tossed 24 times. Find the probability of getting 16 heads. (The probability of getting a head is 0.5) - Effectiveness 80811
According to clinical studies, the effectiveness of the drug is 90%. The doctor prescribed the medicine to eight patients. What is the probability that the drug will be effective in all these patients? - Manufacturer 80810
The manufacturer indicates that the germination rate of the pepper seeds is 68%. What is the probability that a) out of ten seeds sown, at least 8 will germinate? b) will at most 3 sprouts out of ten seeds be sown? - Probability 80785
We roll the dice and then toss the coin as many times as the number that came up on the dice. What is the probability that the coin lands head at least once? - Probability 80723
According to long-term statistics, a biathlete has a shooting success rate of 72%. a) what is the probability that 4 targets will be hit on one item (5 shots). b) what is the probability that fewer than 4 targets are hit on one item (5 shots)? - Probability 80560
I have 3 sources, and their failure probability is 0.1. Calculate the probability that: a) none will have a malfunction b) 1 will have a breakdown c) at least 1 will have a fault d) they will all have a breakdown - Simultaneously 80530
The product has a 10% probability of an appearance defect, a 6% probability of a functional deficiency, and a 3% probability of both defects simultaneously. Are the random events A - the product has an appearance defect and B - the product has a functiona - The average 7
The average lifespan for cricket is 90 days, with a standard deviation of 13 days. If we assume that the lifespan of cricket is normally distributed, a. What is the probability a randomly selected cricket has a lifespan of fewer than 75 days? b. What is t - A math
A math teacher teaches Geometry and Precalculus. 37% of students take both math classes, and only 39% take just Geometry. What is the probability that a student will attend Precalculus given that they attended Geometry? What is the percentage of students - The chief
The chief fisherman Peter estimates that if he uses four lines, then the probability of making a catch on one line is 0.7. If he uses five lines, then the probability of making a catch on any line is 0.6. If he uses six lines, the probability of making a - An insurance
An insurance company receives, on average, two claims per week from a particular factory. Assuming that a Poisson distribution can model the number of claims, find the probability it receives. three claims in a given week, more than four claims in a given - Yarhands
Yarhands statistical consult conducted statistical analysis on the election results from 1992 to 2012 to assess the chances of the NPP winning the election in Ghana's Volta region. The research reveals that 15% of inhabitants in the Volta region favor the - Bernoulli trial
A used car saleswoman estimates that each time she shows a customer a car, there is a probability of 0.1 that the customer will buy the car. The saleswoman would like to sell at least one car per week. If showing a car is a Bernoulli trial with a probabil - There 25
There are four red marbles and six blue marbles in a bag. What is the probability of picking up one blue marble and then one red marble? (assume that you keep the blue marble out of the bag) - Conditional probability
Suppose a batch contains ten items, of which four are defective. Two items are drawn at random from the batch, one after the other, without replacement. What is the probability that: I) both are defective? Ii) Is the second item defective? - A fair coin
A fair coin is tossed twice. Write down the set of possible outcomes. What is the probability of obtaining it? I. Exactly one head ii. No head - Probability 86
At a business conference, there were ten social workers, 16 doctors, five lawyers, and two journalists. If a person is picked at random from the entire group, what is the probability: a) to be a lawyer b) to be a doctor. - Overbooking flight
A small regional carrier accepted 12 reservations for a particular flight with 11 seats. Seven reservations went to regular customers who would arrive for the flight. Each remaining passenger will arrive for the flight with a 49% chance, independently of
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