A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Author: Sheldon Ross
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The following table provides a frequency distribution for the number of rooms in this country's housing units. The frequencies are in thousands.
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A housing unit is selected at random. Find the following probabilities.
a. Find the probability that the housing unit obtained has four rooms.
The probability is ____________.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
b. Find the probability that the housing unit obtained has more than four rooms.
The probability is ____________.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
c. Find the probability that the housing unit obtained has one or two rooms.
The probability is ___________.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
d. Find the probability that the housing unit obtained has fewer than one room.
The probability is ___________.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
e. Find the probability that the housing unit obtained has one or more rooms.
The probability is __________.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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