Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780321629111
Author: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying Ye
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 2.2, Problem 1E

List the elements of each of the following sample spaces:

  1. the set of integers between 1 and 50 divisible by 8;
  2. the set S = {x |x2+ 4x -5 = 0};
  3. the set of outcomes when a coin is tossed until a tail or three heads appear;
  4. the set S = {x |x is a continent};
  5. the set S = {x |2x -4 =0 and x <1}.

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Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 11ECh. 2.2 - Exercise and diet are being studied as possible...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 13ECh. 2.2 - Prob. 14ECh. 2.2 - Consider the sample space S = {copper, sodium,...Ch. 2.2 - If S = {x | 0 < x < 12}, M = {x | 1 < x < 9}, and...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 2.2 - Which of the following pairs of events are...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 2.2 - Referring to Exercise 2.19 and the Venn diagram of...Ch. 2.3 - Registrants at a large convention are offered 6...Ch. 2.3 - In a medical study, patients are classified in 8...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 23ECh. 2.3 - Students at a private liberal arts college are...Ch. 2.3 - A certain brand of shoes comes in 5 different...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 26ECh. 2.3 - Prob. 27ECh. 2.3 - A drug for the relief of asthma can be purchased...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 29ECh. 2.3 - In how many different ways can a true-false...Ch. 2.3 - A witness to a hit-and-run accident told the...Ch. 2.3 - In how many ways can 6 people be lined upto get on...Ch. 2.3 - If a multiple-choice test consists of 5 questions,...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 34ECh. 2.3 - Prob. 35ECh. 2.3 - Prob. 36ECh. 2.3 - Prob. 37ECh. 2.3 - Prob. 38ECh. 2.3 - In a regional spelling bee, the 8 finalists...Ch. 2.3 - In how many ways can 5 starting positions on a...Ch. 2.3 - Find the number of ways that 6 teachers can be...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 42ECh. 2.3 - Prob. 43ECh. 2.3 - In how many ways can a caravan of 8 covered wagons...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 45ECh. 2.3 - In how many ways can 3 oaks, 4 pines, and 2 maples...Ch. 2.3 - How many ways are there to select 3 candidates...Ch. 2.3 - How many ways are there that no two students will...Ch. 2.5 - Find the errors in each of the following...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 50ECh. 2.5 - A box contains 500 envelopes, of which 75...Ch. 2.5 - Suppose that in a senior college class of 500...Ch. 2.5 - The probability that an American industry will...Ch. 2.5 - From past experience, a stockbroker believes that...Ch. 2.5 - If each coded item in a catalog begins with 3...Ch. 2.5 - An automobile manufacturer is concerned about a...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 57ECh. 2.5 - A pair of fair dice is tossed. Find the...Ch. 2.5 - In a poker hand consisting of 5 cards, find the...Ch. 2.5 - If 3 books are picked at random from a shelf...Ch. 2.5 - In a high school graduating class of 100 students,...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 62ECh. 2.5 - Prob. 63ECh. 2.5 - Interest centers around the life of an electronic...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 65ECh. 2.5 - Factory workers are constantly encouraged to...Ch. 2.5 - Consider the situation of Example 2.32 on page...Ch. 2.5 - Interest centers around the nature of an oven...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 69ECh. 2.5 - Prob. 70ECh. 2.5 - As the situation of Exercise 2.69 might suggest,...Ch. 2.5 - Prove that P(A′ ∩ B′) = 1+P(A ∩ B) − P(A) − P(B). Ch. 2.6 - If R is the event that a convict committed armed...Ch. 2.6 - Prob. 74ECh. 2.6 - A random sample of 200 adults are classified below...Ch. 2.6 - In an experiment to study the relationship of...Ch. 2.6 - In the senior year of a high school graduating...Ch. 2.6 - A manufacturer of a flu vaccine is concerned about...Ch. 2.6 - In USA Today (Sept. 5, 1996), the results of a...Ch. 2.6 - Prob. 80ECh. 2.6 - Prob. 81ECh. 2.6 - For married couples living in a certain suburb,...Ch. 2.6 - The probability that a vehicle entering the Luray...Ch. 2.6 - The probability that the head of a household is...Ch. 2.6 - The probability that a doctor correctly diagnoses...Ch. 2.6 - In 1970, 11% of Americans completed four years of...Ch. 2.6 - A real estate agent has 8 master keys to open...Ch. 2.6 - Before the distribution of certain statistical...Ch. 2.6 - A town has two fire engines operating...Ch. 2.6 - Prob. 90ECh. 2.6 - Find the probability of randomly selecting 4 good...Ch. 2.6 - Prob. 92ECh. 2.6 - A circuit system is given in Figure 2.11. Assume...Ch. 2.6 - Prob. 94ECh. 2.7 - In a certain region of the country it is known...Ch. 2.7 - Police plan to enforce speed limits by using...Ch. 2.7 - Referring to Exercise 2.95, what is the...Ch. 2.7 - If the person in Exercise 2.96 received a speeding...Ch. 2.7 - Suppose that the four inspectors at a film factory...Ch. 2.7 - A regional telephone company operates three...Ch. 2.7 - A paint-store chain produces and sells latex and...Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 102ECh. 2.7 - Prob. 103RECh. 2.7 - An allergist claims that 50% of the patients she...Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 105RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 106RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 107RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 108RECh. 2.7 - A large industrial firm uses three local motels to...Ch. 2.7 - The probability that a patient recovers from a...Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 111RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 112RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 113RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 114RECh. 2.7 - A certain federal agency employs three consulting...Ch. 2.7 - A manufacturer is studying the effects of cooking...Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 117RECh. 2.7 - A certain form of cancer is known to be found in...Ch. 2.7 - A producer of a certain type of electronic...Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 120RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 121RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 122RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 123RECh. 2.7 - Prob. 124RECh. 2.7 - A survey of those using a particular statistical...Ch. 2.7 - During bad economic times, industrial workers are...Ch. 2.7 - There is a 50-50 chance that the queen carries the...
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