[Solved] MATH399N Week 3 Assignment: Multiplication Rules for Probability and the Fundamental Counting Principle

Question

The probability that a student will take loans to pay for their undergraduate education is 0.85, and the probability that a student will go to graduate school given that the student took loans to pay for their undergraduate education is 0.13. What is the probability that a student will go to graduate school and take loans to pay for their undergraduate education?

Round your answer to three decimal places.

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Given that P(A AND B)=0.29 and P(A|B)=0.67, what is P(B)?

Give your answer as a percent. Round to two decimal places.

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If A and B are independent events with P(A)=0.90 and P(A AND B)=0.54, find P(B).

Give your answer as a decimal rounded to two decimal places.

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If you roll a fair die and then roll a second fair die, what is the probability that you roll a 1, 2, or 3 on the first die and roll a 5 on the second die?

Write your answer as a fraction.

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The probability that a car has a certain factory defect is 8/25. The probability that a car has a certain factory defect and needs an oil change is 7/50. What is the probability that a car needs an oil change given that it has a certain factory defect?

Give your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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The probability that a child watches cartoons after school is 0.56. The probability that the child requests a certain toy of a cartoon character given that the child watches cartoons after school is 0.89. What is the probability that a child will request a toy and watch cartoons after school?

Give your answer as a percent, rounded to two decimal places if necessary.

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A couple has two children. Let A be the event that their first child is a boy, and note that P(A)=51.2%. Let B be the event that their second child is a girl, with P(B)=48.8%.

A and B are independent events. What is the probability that the couple has a first child that is a boy and a second child that is a girl?

Give your answer as a decimal rounded to two decimal places.

Question

Two friends are both pregnant, and find out they are each expecting twins!

  • Let A be the event that one friend is pregnant with identical twins, and note that P(A)=0.0045.
  • Let B be the event that the other friend is pregnant with fraternal twins, and note that P(B)=0.01.

A and B are independent events. What is the probability that one friend is pregnant with identical twins, and one friend is pregnant with fraternal twins?

Give your answer as a percent, rounded to four decimal places if necessary.

 

 

 

Solution

Question

The probability that a student will take loans to pay for their undergraduate education is 0.85, and the probability that a student will go to graduate school given that the student took loans to pay for their undergraduate education is 0.13. What is the probability that a student will go to graduate school and take loans to pay for their undergraduate education?

Round your answer to three decimal places.

Ans: 0.111…………….please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $4