Probability Rules Answers

Reese, Greg, and Brad meet once a week for coffee. They each have their favorite café and, to be fair, they use randomization to choose where they will meet. Each person has a colored marble: red (R) for Reese, green (G) for Greg, and blue (B) for Brad. Each week, all three marbles are mixed well in a bag and a marble is selected. The favorite café of the person associated with the selected marble is chosen for that week’s meeting. Which of the following represents the sample space for choosing a café for the first two weeks?

Reese, Greg, and Brad meet once a week for coffee. They each have their favorite café and, to be fair, they use randomization to choose where they will meet. Each person has a colored marble: red (R) for Reese, green (G) for Greg, and blue (B) for Brad. Each week, all three marbles are mixed well in a bag and a marble is selected. The favorite café of the person associated with the selected marble is chosen for that week’s meeting. What is the probability that Reese will get to pick the café for at least one of the first two weeks?

Sports science researchers determined that, for those people who skateboard, 22% have never had an injury, 45% have had one injury, 18% have had two injuries, and 15% have had three or more injuries. What is the probability that a randomly chosen skateboarder has had one or two injuries?

Some college advisors noticed the following breakdown of majors for the incoming freshman at their school: 3% math, 22% nursing, 16% psychology, 11% criminal justice, and 48% business. Suppose a first-year student was chosen at random. Which of the following is the probability distribution for that student’s major?

Sports science researchers determined that, of those people who skateboard, 22% have never had an injury, 45% have had one injury, 18% have had two injuries, and 15% have had three or more injuries. What is the probability that a randomly chosen skateboarder has not had three or more injuries?

For students majoring in Hospitality Management, it was determined that 5% have visited 1–10 states, 16% have visited 11–20 states, 45% have visited 21–30 states, 19% have visited 31–40 states, and 15% have visited 41–50 states. Suppose a Hospitality Management student is picked at random. What is the probability that the student has not visited between 21 and 30 states?

A popular board game has players twist their bodies around so that their hands and feet touch small colored dots. A spinner with equal areas for each body part (left hand, right hand, left foot, or right foot) is used. Which of the following is the correct probability distribution for the body part chosen to be placed?

A movie enthusiast is going to select 1 of 4 movies (labeled W, X, Y, and Z) using a random method where all the movies are equally likely to be chosen. Which of the following is the probability distribution for the movie selection?

A group of dental researchers are testing the effects of acidic drinks on dental crowns. They have five containers of crowns labeled V, W, X, Y, and Z. They will randomly select one of the containers to be the control for the experiment by drawing one of five well-mixed slips of paper with the same labels from a hat. Which of the following is the probability model for the control container?

Sports science researchers determined that, for those people who skateboard, 22% have never had an injury, 45% have had one injury, 18% have had two injuries, and 15% have had three or more injuries. What is the probability that a randomly chosen skateboarder has had at least one injury?