SOLUTION: 34. Two students (say A, and B) are challenged to solve a problem in statistics. Suppose that the probability that A will solve the problem is 40%, the probability that B will sol

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Question 977618: 34. Two students (say A, and B) are challenged to solve a problem in statistics. Suppose that
the probability that A will solve the problem is 40%, the probability that B will solve the
problem is 55%, and the probability that A or B will solve the problem is 25%. The
probability that the problem will be solved (that is both A and B will solve the problem) is
(a) 70%
(b) 95%
(c) 30%
(d) 75%
35. Smita has 88% chance of receiving an A grade in statistics; a 45% chance of receiving an A
in physics, and a 87% chance of receiving an A in either statistics or physics. The
probability that she will receive an A in both statistics and physics:
(a) 70%
(b) 46%
(c) 13%
(d) 50%
In a certain engineering school of a university, 60% of the students are employed and 80% of the
students are full‐time. Ninety percent of the employed are full‐time students.
40. The probability that a student selected at random is an employed full‐time student is
(a) 0.90
(b) 0.54
(c) 0.48
(d) 0.20
41. The probability that a student selected at random is employed or a full‐time student is:
(a) 0.92
(b) 0.74
(c) 0.54
(d) 0.86
42. What percentage of students is neither full‐time student nor employed?
(a) 0.09
(b) 0.14
(c) 0.24
(d) 0.86

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