document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=977615>Question 977615</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For customers who purchase a single book, the estimated<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probabilities for different possible outcomes are given in the table below.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hardcover Paperback Digital Audio<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fiction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nonfiction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.15 0.45 0.10 0.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.08 0.04 0.02 0.06<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that a randomly selected single&#8208;book purchase will be for a book in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "print format (hardcover or paperback)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 0.60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) 0.23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) 0.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) 0.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(e) 0.72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. Consider the probabilities in problem 4. The probability that a randomly selected single<BR>\n" );
document.write( "book purchase will not be for a work of fiction is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 0.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) 0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) 0.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) 0.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(e) 0.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6. Two dice are rolled. Suppose A is the event the sum of the numbers on the top faces is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "even, and B is the event that one of the dice shows the number “1.” The probability of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "event B is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) 18/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) 12/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) 11/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(e) 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7. A child is playing with three dice: red, green, and blue. The probability that she will roll a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 on the red, a 4 on the green, and a 3 on the blue is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) 1/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) 1/216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) 4/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(e) 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8. A survey was conducted to learn about the shopping preference of consumers during the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "holiday season. Out of 2000 respondents 22% said they would prefer to shop online<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because of the free shipping offered; 45% said that they would like to shop in malls and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "discount outlets while 15% of the shoppers said they would use both. The probability<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that a randomly selected shopper would use at least one method of shopping is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 67%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) 52%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) 82%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) 60%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(e) 80%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9. In the Powerball lottery, a player first selects five different numbers between 1 and 59.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After selecting the five numbers, the player then selects one number between 1 and 35.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This number is known as the Powerball. To calculate the odds of winning, we multiply the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of ways the five numbers can be drawn from 1 and 59 by 35. The number of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ways the winning Powerball number can be drawn or the chance of winning the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Powerball is 1 divided by one of the following numbers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 5,006,386<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) 230,000,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) 175,223,510<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) 180,345,876<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(e) 190,678,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12. The probability that the Dow Jones stock index will close above 18000 at the end of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "year is an example of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) classical probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) subjective probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) independent probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) priory probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13. The probability calculated based on observing a process (or experiment) n times and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "counting the number of times an event of interest (say, X) occurs is known as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) classical probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) marginal probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) conditional probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) relative frequency approach of probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14. The probability that a person can get infected with a rare type of blood disorder is very<BR>\n" );
document.write( "small. Suppose that a blood test performed on 10,000 people showed that two persons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tested positive that is, a 0.02% chance of getting this type of blood disorder. This<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability measure was calculated using<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) conditional probability approach.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) marginal probability.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) relative frequency approach<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) classical approach. </SPAN>\n" );
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