Probability - math word problems
Probability is the measure of the likeliness that an event will occur. The probability (chance) is a value from the interval <0;1> or in percentage (0% to 100%) expressing the occurrence of some event. 0 is impossible event and 1 (100%) means the certainty event.Number of problems found: 149
- Probability of failures
In certain productions, the probability of failures is 0.01. Calculate the probability that there will be more than 1 failure among the 100 selected products if we return the selected products to the file after the check. - Event probability
The probability of event P in 8 independent experiments is 0.33. What is the probability that the event P occurs in one experiment (chance is the same)? - Events
Event P has probability of 0.84. What is the probability that the event P occurs in 3, 5, 7 try. - Double probability
The probability of success of the planned action is 60%. What is the probability that success will be achieved at least once if this action is repeated twice? - Probability of malaria
A survey carried out at a certain hospital indicates that the probability that a patient tested positive for malaria is 0.6. What is the probability that two patients selected at random (i) one is negative while the other tested positive? (i) both patient - Shooter
The probability that a good shooter hits the center of the target circle I is 0.1. The probability that the target hit intercircle is II 0.58. What is the probability that it hits the target circle I or II? - Three students
Three students independently try to solve the problem. The first student will solve a similar problem with a probability of 0.6, the second student will solve at a probability of 0.55, and the third will solve at a probability 0.04. The problem is resolve - Probability of intersection
Three students have a probability of 0.7,0.5 and 0.4 to graduated from university respectively. What is the probability that at least one of them will be graduated? - Three shooters
Three shooters shoot, each one time, on the same target. The first hit the target with a probability of 0.7; second with a probability of 0.8 and a third with a probability of 0.9. What is the probability to hit the target: a) just once b) at least once c - Bulbs
The probability that the bulb can operate 4000 hours is 0.3. What is the probability that exactly one of eight bulbs can operate 4000 hours? - Two doctors
Doctor A will determine the correct diagnosis with a probability of 93% and doctor B with a probability of 79%. Calculate the probability of proper diagnosis if both doctors diagnose the patient. - Birth
Let's assume that the probability of the birth of a boy and a girl in the family is the same. What is the probability that in a family with five children, the youngest and oldest child is a boy? - Dice
We throw five times the dice. What is the probability that six fits exactly twice? - Lion or virgin
We toss coin, every throw fits lion or a virgin with equal probability 1/2. Determine how much at least we have to make throws that with probability 0.9 lion fell at least once. - Family
What is the probability that a family with 7 childrens have: exactly 5 girls? 7 girls and 0 boys? Consider the birth probability of a girl is 48.69% and boy 51.31%. - Probability
What are the chances that the lottery, in which the numbers are drawn 5 of 50 you win the first prize? - Dice
We throw 10 times a play dice, what is the probability that the six will fall exactly 4 times? - Word
What is the probability that a random word composed of chars E, Y, G, E, R, O, M, T will be the GEOMETRY? - Lottery
The lottery is 60000 elk in which 6200 wins. What is the probability that the purchase of 12 elks won nothing? - Six on dice
What is the probability that when throwing two dice will fall at least one six?
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