Probability + sets - math problems

Number of problems found: 21

  • Double probability
    dices2 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 intersection
    venn_three 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 students
    terc2_2 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
  • Two doctors
    dr_cvach 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.
  • Probabilities
    Venn_diagram If probabilities of A, B and A ∩ B are P (A) = 0.62 P (B) = 0.78 and P (A ∩ B) = 0.26 calculate the following probability (of union. intersect and opposite and its combinations):
  • Ace
    ace From complete sets of playing cards (32 cards), we pulled out one card. What is the probability of pulling the ace?
  • Dices throws
    dices_4 What is the probability that the two throws of the dice: a) Six falls even once b) Six will fall at least once
  • Raffle
    tombola_3 There are 200 draws in the raffle, but only 20 of them win. What is the probability of at least 4 winnings for a group of people who have bought 5 tickets together?
  • Fall sum or same
    dices2 Find the probability that if you roll two dice, it will fall the sum of 10, or the same number will fall on both dice.
  • The box
    cukriky The box contains five chocolate, three fruit, and two menthol candies. We choose sweets at random from the box. What is the probability that we will take out one chocolate, one fruit, and one menthol candy without a return?
  • The accompanying
    books_2 The accompanying table gives the probability distribution of the number of courses randomly selected student has registered Number of courses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Probability 0.02 0.03 0.1 0.3 0.4 - 0.01 respectively. a) Find the probability of a student registe
  • Deficiencies
    normal_d_1 During the hygienic inspection in 2000 mass caterers, deficiencies were found in 300 establishments. What is the probability that deficiencies in a maximum of 3 devices will be found during the inspection of 10 devices?
  • Left handed
    pens_1 It is known that 25% of the population is left-handed. What is the probability that there is a maximum of three left-handers at a seminar where there are 30 participants?
  • Hazard game
    sportka In the Sportka hazard game, 6 numbers out of 49 are drawn. What is the probability that we will win: a) second prize (we guess 5 numbers correctly) b) the third prize (we guess 4 numbers correctly)?
  • Alarm systems
    cars What is the probability that at least one alarm system will signal the theft of a motor vehicle when the efficiency of the first system is 90% and of the independent second system 80%?
  • Class - boys and girls
    kresba In the class are 60% boys and 40% girls. Long hair has 10% boys and 80% girls. a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen person has long hair? b) The selected person has long hair. What is the probability that it is a girl?
  • Utopia Island
    doktori A probability of disease A on the island of Utopia is 40%. A probability of occurrence among the men of this island, which make up 60% of all the population (the rest are women), is 50%. What is the probability of occurrence of A disease among women on Ut
  • Lottery
    lottery Fernando has two lottery tickets each from other lottery. In the first is 973 000 lottery tickets from them wins 687 000, the second has 1425 000 lottery tickets from them wins 1425 000 tickets. What is the probability that at least one Fernando's ticket
  • In a 5
    futball_ball In a football game, Mike, gets to play be the goalkeeper 50% of the time if Peter is the coach. But if Robert is coaching, he only has 30% chance. Peter coaches more than Robert in about 6 to 10 games. What is the probability that Mike gets to be the goal
  • Chambers
    commision The decision-making committee consists of three people. In order for the commission's decision to be valid, at least two members must vote in the same way. It is not possible not to vote in the commission, everyone only votes yes or no. We assume that the

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