Combinatorics - math word problems - page 51 of 54
Number of problems found: 1077
- Alarm clock
The old watchmaker has a unique digital alarm in its collection that rings whenever the sum of the alarm's digits equals 21. Find out when the alarm clock will ring. What is their number? List all options.
- Probability - tickets
What is the probability when you have 25 tickets in 5000 that you do not win the first (one) prize?
- Six questions test
There are six questions in the test. There are three answers to each - only one is correct. To take the exam, students must answer at least four questions correctly. Alan didn't learn, so he circled the answers only by guessing. What is the probability th
- In a football
In a football tournament of eight teams, where each team played each other exactly once, points were awarded as follows: the winner of the match received 3 points, the loser received 0 points, and in the event of a draw, each team received 1 point. At the
- Intersections 26781
A rectangular grid consists of two mutually perpendicular systems of parallel lines with a distance of 2. We throw a circle with a diameter of 1 on this plane. Calculate the probability that this circle: a) overlaps one of the straight lines; b) do any of
- 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
- The shooter
The shooter shoots at the target, assuming that the individual shots are independent of each other and the probability of hitting them is 0.2. The shooter fires until he hits the target for the first time, then stops firing. (a) What is the most likely nu
- Boys and girls
There are 11 boys and 18 girls in the classroom. Three pupils will answer. What is the probability that two boys will be among them?
- Lines
How many points will intersect 27 different lines where no two are parallel?
- Probability
A restaurant always takes an inventory at the cash register at the end of the day so that the employees can divide their tips. It has been found that the daily tips follow a normal distribution with a mean of €130 and a standard deviation of 60. What is t
- Probability - test
The test contains 11 questions, each question has 4 options (only one correct). Find the probability that less than 2 questions will be answered correctly. (The probability of a correctly answered question is 1/4.) (Write the result as a whole number in p
- Component fail
There is a 90 percent chance that a particular type of component will perform adequately under high-temperature conditions. If the device involved has four such components, determine the probability that the device is inoperable because precisely one of t
- Covid-19
Data showed that 22% of people in a small town were infected with the COVID-19 virus. A random sample of six residents from this town was selected. Find the probability that exactly two of these residents were infected.
- Playing cards
From 32 playing cards containing eight red cards, we choose four cards. What is the probability that just two will be red?
- Probability 38041
Seven women and 3 men work in one office. According to the new regulation, reducing the number of employees by three is necessary. In a random sample of employees, what is the probability that they will be fired: a. One woman and two men b. At least one w
- Probability 7627
In the monitored group of people, 8% are ill with the flu. One hundred people from this group were examined. What is the probability that at most 5 of them will be sick with the flu? (round to 3 decimal places)
- Distribute 70244
We have to distribute the keys to the safe among four people so that no two of them can open the safe but in such a way that any three can open the safe. How many minimum keys do we need? How to divide them? How many minimum locks must be on the safe? All
- The university
At a certain university, 25% of students are in the business faculty. Of the students in the business faculty, 66% are males. However, only 52% of all students at the university are male. a. What is the probability that a student selected at random in the
- Manufacturer 24801
Five hundred of the products in the series are to be inspected with a repeat check. The manufacturer guarantees 2% scrap for a given production. Determine the probability of scraps among the 500 products reviewed between 12 and 20.
- Probability 69914
During the exam, each student receives 30 different questions, from which he chooses 3 at random. To pass the exam, he needs to be able to answer two correctly. What is the probability that a student will pass if he mastered 70% of the questions (70% of t
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