A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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The table shows the numbers of students in grades 6, 7, and 8 identifying their favorite winter sports. Use the
table to find the requested probabilities.
Grade
Snowboarding Skiing
Sixth
27
18
Seventh
22
16
Eighth
20
23
a. Calculate P(student chooses skiing)
b. Calculate P(seventh grader| chooses snowboarding)
c. If a brother-sister combination of students is in grade 6 and 8 respectively, what is the probability that
the brother chooses skiing and the sister choses snowboarding?
Question 3
A pizza parlor has 8 different meat toppings for pizza, 7 different cheese toppings, and 6 different vegetable
toppings.
a. How many different 5 topping pizzas are possible?
b. How many 5 topping pizzas can be made that have 2 meat toppings, 2 cheese toppings, and 1
vegetable topping?
c. What is the probability that, if you have a 5 topping pizza, it has exactly 2 meat toppings, 2 cheese
toppings, and 1 vegetable topping?
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Transcribed Image Text:Question 2 The table shows the numbers of students in grades 6, 7, and 8 identifying their favorite winter sports. Use the table to find the requested probabilities. Grade Snowboarding Skiing Sixth 27 18 Seventh 22 16 Eighth 20 23 a. Calculate P(student chooses skiing) b. Calculate P(seventh grader| chooses snowboarding) c. If a brother-sister combination of students is in grade 6 and 8 respectively, what is the probability that the brother chooses skiing and the sister choses snowboarding? Question 3 A pizza parlor has 8 different meat toppings for pizza, 7 different cheese toppings, and 6 different vegetable toppings. a. How many different 5 topping pizzas are possible? b. How many 5 topping pizzas can be made that have 2 meat toppings, 2 cheese toppings, and 1 vegetable topping? c. What is the probability that, if you have a 5 topping pizza, it has exactly 2 meat toppings, 2 cheese toppings, and 1 vegetable topping?
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