document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264375>Question 264375</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A lottery ticket has a color: Red or Blue followed by one number among 1, 2 and 7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a)  Specify the sample space for this experiment by listing all possible outcomes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Let A be the event that the number of the ticket is an odd number, and B be the event that the color of the ticket is blue. Specify the three events A, B and (A and B) by listing all the outcomes in each event.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) Find the probabilities P(A), P(B) and  P(A and B).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) Find the probability P(A or  B) .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Specify the sample space for this experiment by listing all possible outcomes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R1,R2,R7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B1,B2,B7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) Let A be the event that the number of the ticket is an odd number, and B be the event that the color of the ticket is blue. Specify the three events A, B and (A and B) by listing all the outcomes in each event.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = R1,R7,B1,B7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = B1,B2,B3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c) Find the probabilities <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A) = 4/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(B) = 3/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A and B) = P(B1,B7) = 2/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(d) Find the probability P(A or B) = 6/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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