Question

A special deck of cards has ten cards. Four are green, three are blue, and three are red. When a card is picked, its color of it is recorded. An experiment consists of first picking a card and then tossing a coin.
a. List the sample space.

b. Let A be the event that a blue card is picked first, followed by landing a head on the coin toss. Find P(A).

c. Let B be the event that a red or green is picked, followed by landing a head on the coin toss. Are the events A and B mutually exclusive? Explain your answer in one to three complete sentences, including numerical justification.

d. Let C be the event that a red or blue is picked, followed by landing a head on the coin toss. Are the events A and C mutually exclusive? Explain your answer in one to three complete sentences, including numerical justification.

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) S = {GH, GT, BH, BT, RH and RT}

(b) The value of P (A) is 0.15.

(c) A and B mutually exclusive.

(d) A and C are not mutually exclusive.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 10 cards in a special deck of cards: 4 are green (G), 3 are blue (B), and 3 are red (R).

Also when a card is picked, its color of it is recorded. An experiment consists of first picking a card and then tossing a coin.

(a)

The sample space is:

S = {GH, GT, BH, BT, RH and RT}

(b)

A = a blue card is picked first, followed by landing a head on the coin toss

Compute the probability of event A as follows:

$P(A)=P(B)\times P(H)$

         $=\frac{3}{10}\times\frac{1}{2}\\\\=\frac{3}{20}\\\\=0.15$

Thus, the value of P (A) is 0.15.

(c)

B = a red or green is picked, followed by landing a head on the coin toss.

The result of the coin toss is same for both events A and B.

So, consider the events,

A as a blue card is picked first

B as a red or green is picked

There is no intersection point for the two events.

Thus, events A and B mutually exclusive.

(d)

C = a red or blue is picked, followed by landing a head on the coin toss.

The result of the coin toss is same for both events A and C.

So, consider the events,

A as a blue card is picked first

C as a red or blue is picked

There is an intersection point for the two events.

Thus, events A and C are not mutually exclusive.