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- 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?
- Car
The car goes from point A to point B at speed 71 km/h and back 83 km/h. If it goes there and back at speed 82 km/h trip would take 5 minutes shorter. What is the distance between points A and B?
- 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
- Truncated 43851
The pit is a regular truncated 4-sided pyramid, with 14 m and 10 m base edges and a depth of 6m. Calculate how much m³ of soil was removed when we dug this pit.
- Kilometers 7631
At 8:00, Peter set out on a hike at 5 km/h. At 9:12, Michal followed him on a bike at a speed of 20 km/h. At what time did Michal Petra run, and how many kilometers did he cover?
- 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?
- Performance
Two masons with the same performance would have been made of plaster for six days. One of them, however, has increased its daily performance by 50%. How long would it take them now to make plaster together?
- Cyclist
The cyclist goes uphill 7 km for 46.9 minutes and downhill minutes for 15.4 minutes. Both are applied to the pedals with the same force. How long does he pass 7 km by plane?
- 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)
- Pharmacist
The pharmacist had a 12 liter vessel of herbal lotion, which contained a 30% active ingredient. Her assistant poured 18 liters of herbal lotion, containing 45% of the active ingredient, into a container. What percentage of herbal lotion was produced?
- Uphill and downhill
The cyclist moves uphill at a constant speed of v1 = 10 km/h. When he reaches the top of the hill, he turns and passes the same track downhill at a speed of v2 = 40 km/h. What is the average speed of a cyclist?
- Coffee
In stock are three kinds of branded coffee prices: I. Kind. .. .. .205 Kc/kg II. Kind. .. .. .274 Kc/kg III. Kind. .. .. 168 Kc/kg Mixing these three species in the ratio 8:5:6 creates a mixture. What will the price of 100 grams of this mixture be?
- Oil tank and pipes
Two oil pipelines can fill the underground oil tank. The first is filled in 72 hours, and the second in 48 hours. How many hours from when the first pipeline began to fill the oil is necessary to start filling it with the second to fill in 1 and 1/2 days?
- 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.
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