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1. Chapter 8 Review Problems
And Solutions
2. Problem #1 Given a group of 5 male students and 4 female students, count the different ways of choosing a president, vice president, and secretary if the president must be a male and the other two must be female. Assume that no one can hold more than one office.
3. Solution to Problem #1 5 x 4 x 3 = 60
Pres. Vice Pres. Sec.
4. Problem #2 Evaluate the following by showing all formula work.
P(12, 3)
5. Solution to Problem #2 P(12, 3) nPr = __n!__
(n - r)!
12P3 = __12!__ = 12! = 12·11·10·9! (12 - 3)! 9! 9!
= 12·11·10 = 1320
6. Problem #3 A bookshelf contains 10 novels: 6 mysteries and 4 romances. If three books are selected without looking, how many ways can you get exactly 2 mysteries?
7. Solution to Problem #3 Want 2 mysteries and 1 romance novel.
6C2 ·4C1 = 60
8. Problem #4 A class has 15 boys and 10 girls. In how many ways can a committee of five be selected if the committee can have at most two girls?
9. Solution to Problem #4 Can have 0 girls or 1 girl or 2 girls.
10C0·15C5 + 10C1·15C4 + 10C2·15C3
= 37,128
10. Problem #5 Find the probability of a bridge hand that has exactly 3 kings, exactly 2 queens, and exactly 1 ace. A bridge hand consists of 13 cards dealt from a standard deck of 52.
11. Solution to Problem #5 You want 3 kings, 2 queens, 1 ace and 7 other cards in your hand.
The sample space is 52C13.
4C3· 4C2· 4C1· 40C7 ˜ .003
52C13
12. Problem #6 A family has six children. The probability of having a girl is .5. What is the probability of having 4 boys and 2 girls?
13. Solution to Problem #6 n = 6
success: girl
x = 2
p (girl) = .5
6C2 (.5)² (.5) ˜ .234
14. Problem #7 Prepare a probability distribution for the experiment below.
Three cards are drawn from a deck.
The number of fives are counted.
16. Problem #8 Three rats are inoculated against a disease. The number contracting the disease is noted and the experiment is repeated 50 times.
Create a probability distribution and find the expected number of rats contracting the disease.
17. Solution to Problem #8
18. Problem #9 Find the expected number of boys in a family of three.
19. Solution to Problem #9 This is a binomial probability problem, so the shortcut formula E(x) = np can be used.
n = 3 p (boy) = .5
E(x) = 3(.5) = 1.5
You should expect 1.5 boys in a family of three.
20. Problem #10 A car buyer has an option between an automatic or manual transmission in a certain make of car that he has decided to purchase. The car comes in one of 5 different colors, with or without a moonroof, and with one of three special options packages.
How many options does the car buyer have when choosing the car he wants to buy?
21. Solution to Problem #10 There are four different decisions to make: transmission, color, moonroof, and options package.
2 x 5 x 2 x 3 = 60