document.write( "Question 926547: 1) 4-card hand is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the hand contains the given cards.
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document.write( "exactly 4 clubs \r
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document.write( "2)The Sad State Lottery requires you to select a sequence of four different numbers from 0 through 68. (Order is important.) You are a winner if your sequence agrees with that in the drawing, and you are a booby prize winner if your selection of numbers is correct, but in the wrong order. (Enter your answers as exact answers.)
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document.write( " What is the probability that you are either a winner or a booby prize winner?
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document.write( "I got 1/20748024 for probability of winning and 1/902088 for booby prize probability. \r
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document.write( "3)Eight white socks and five red socks are in a drawer. If two socks are selected at random, what is the probability that both socks are the same color?\r
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document.write( "4)An unbiased coin is tossed six times. Find the probability of the given event. (Enter your answer to five decimal places.)
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document.write( "The coin lands heads exactly once. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #562317 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1) 4-card hand is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the hand contains the given cards. \n" ); document.write( "exactly 4 clubs \n" ); document.write( "# of ways to succeed:: 13C4 \n" ); document.write( "# of possible outcomes:: 52C4 \n" ); document.write( "P(4 clubs) 13C4/52C2 = 0.0026 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "2)The Sad State Lottery requires you to select a sequence of four different numbers from 0 through 68. (Order is important.) You are a winner if your sequence agrees with that in the drawing, and you are a booby prize winner if your selection of numbers is correct, but in the wrong order. (Enter your answers as exact answers.) \n" ); document.write( " What is the probability that you are either a winner or a booby prize winner? \n" ); document.write( "P(win or boob) = P(win) + P(boob) = 1/69P4 + 1/69C4 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( " I got 1/20748024 for probability of winning and 1/902088 for booby prize probability. \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " 3)Eight white socks and five red socks are in a drawer. If two socks are selected at random, what is the probability that both socks are the same color? \n" ); document.write( "P(2 same) = P(2white) + P(2red) = [8C2 + 5C2]/13C2 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " 4)An unbiased coin is tossed six times. Find the probability of the given event. (Enter your answer to five decimal places.) \n" ); document.write( "The coin lands heads exactly once. \n" ); document.write( "P(x = 1) = 6C1(1/2)^6 = 6/64 = 3/32 = 0.09375 \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |