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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Three instructors, Ms. Busby, Mr. Butler, and Mrs. Hutchison, assign projects in their precalculus classes. Some students use graphing calculators with their project, and some do
not. The following table summarizes the number of students in each type of project:
Busby Butler Hutchinson Total
Calculator
14
10
19
43
No Calculator
13
18
10
41
Total
27
28
29
84
(a) Form a related table with entries that are relative frequencies. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
Busby
Butler
Hutchinson
Calculator
No Calculator
(b) Based on the relative frequencies, estimate the probability that a student selected at random uses a graphing calculator. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
(c) Based on the relative frequencies, estimate the probability that a student selected at random is Ms. Busby's student and does not use a graphing calculator. (Round your
answer to three decimal places.)
(d) Based on the relative frequencies, estimate the probability that a student selected at random is a student of Mr. Butler. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
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Transcribed Image Text:Three instructors, Ms. Busby, Mr. Butler, and Mrs. Hutchison, assign projects in their precalculus classes. Some students use graphing calculators with their project, and some do not. The following table summarizes the number of students in each type of project: Busby Butler Hutchinson Total Calculator 14 10 19 43 No Calculator 13 18 10 41 Total 27 28 29 84 (a) Form a related table with entries that are relative frequencies. (Round your answers to three decimal places.) Busby Butler Hutchinson Calculator No Calculator (b) Based on the relative frequencies, estimate the probability that a student selected at random uses a graphing calculator. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) (c) Based on the relative frequencies, estimate the probability that a student selected at random is Ms. Busby's student and does not use a graphing calculator. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) (d) Based on the relative frequencies, estimate the probability that a student selected at random is a student of Mr. Butler. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) Additional Materials O eBook Submit Answer MacBook Pro % & 2 4 5 7 8 W E
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