A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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A red and a blue die are thrown. Both dice are fair (that is, all sides are equally likely).
The events A, B, and C are defined as follows:
A: The number on the blue die is 1.
B: The sum of the numbers on the two dice is less than 4.
C: The sum of the numbers on the two dice is even.
а.
Calculate the probability of each individual event; that is, p(A), p(B), and p(C).
b.
What is p(B|A)?
с.
What is p(C|A)?
d.
What is p(C|B)?
е.
Consider all pairs of events: A and B, A and C, and B and C. Which pairs of
events are independent and which pairs of events are not independent? Justify your
answer.
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Transcribed Image Text:5. A red and a blue die are thrown. Both dice are fair (that is, all sides are equally likely). The events A, B, and C are defined as follows: A: The number on the blue die is 1. B: The sum of the numbers on the two dice is less than 4. C: The sum of the numbers on the two dice is even. а. Calculate the probability of each individual event; that is, p(A), p(B), and p(C). b. What is p(B|A)? с. What is p(C|A)? d. What is p(C|B)? е. Consider all pairs of events: A and B, A and C, and B and C. Which pairs of events are independent and which pairs of events are not independent? Justify your answer.
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