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3 years ago

3. If P (A) = 0.2 and P (B) = 0.3 and A and B are disjoint, what is P (A or B)?

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Hitman42 [59]3 years ago

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Answer: The calculations are below.

Step-by-step explanation: The calculations are as follows:

(3) Given that for two events A and B,

$P(A)=0.2,~~P(B)=0.3,~~P(A\cup B)=?$

Since A and B are disjoint, so

$A\cap B=\phi~~~~~\Rightarrow P(A\cap B)=0.$

From the law of probability, we have

$P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A\cap B)=0.2+0.3-0=0.50.$

Thus, the correct option is (E) 0.50.

(4) Given that a fair six-sided die is rolled. We are to find the probability that an odd number is rolled.

Let, 'A' be event of rolling an odd number. So,

A = {1, 3, 5} ⇒ n(A) = 3.

Let 'S' be the sample space for the experiment. So,

S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} ⇒ n(S) = 6.

Therefore, the probability of rolling an odd number is given by

$P(A)=\dfrac{n(A)}{n(S)}=\dfrac{3}{6}=\dfrac{1}{2}.$

Thus, the correct option is (D) $\dfrac{1}{2}.$

(5) Given that there are 3 red marbles, 4 white marbles, and 1 green marble in a bag and marbles are drawn without replacement.

So, the probability that 3 marbles can be drawn without drawing the green marble is given by

$P=\dfrac{7}{8}\times \dfrac{6}{7}\times \dfrac{5}{6}=\dfrac{5}{8}=0.625.$

Thus, the correct option is (A) 0.625.

(6) The sample space for rolling a six-sided die is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

and the sample space for tossing a coin is {H, T}.

Therefore, the sample space for rolling a six-sided die and tossing a coin will be

S = {1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 1T, 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T, 6T}.

Thus, the correct option is {1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 1T, 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T, 6T}.

(7) Given that for two events A and B,

$P(A)=0.2,~~P(B)=0.3,~~~P(A\cup B) =?$

Since A and B are independent but not necessarily disjoint, so

$P(A\cap B)=P(A)\times P(B)=0.2\times 0.3=0.06.$

From the law of probability, we have

$P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A\cap B)=0.2+0.3-0.06=0.5-0.06=0.44.$

Thus, the correct option is (C) 0.44.

(8) Given that three coins are tossed.

The sample space for each of them is S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.

The equally likely outcomes when three coins are tossed together are

{(1, 1 , 1), (2, 2, 2), (3, 3, 3), (4, 4, 4), (5, 5, 5), (6, 6, 6)}.

So, the total number of equally likely outcomes = 6.

Thus, the correct option is (C) 6.

Hence all the questions are answered.

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