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The probability that you randomly select a red marble from a group of 40 marbles is 7/20 . How many are red marbles?

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Vladimir79 [104]2 years ago

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14 i think. Since 7/20 is 35%, it’s 40-65%(100%-35%) and so it is 14 red marbles.

Masteriza [31]2 years ago

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There are 14 red marbles

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Here is the correct computation of the question given.

Find the coefficient of variation for each of the two sets of data, then compare the variation. Round results to one decimal place. Listed below are the systolic blood pressures (in mm Hg) for a sample of men aged 20-29 and for a sample of men aged 60-69.

Men aged 20-29: 117 122 129 118 131 123

Men aged 60-69: 130 153 141 125 164 139

Group of answer choices

Men aged 20-29: 4.8%

Men aged 60-69: 10.6%

There is substantially more variation in blood pressures of the men aged 60-69.

Men aged 20-29: 4.4%

Men aged 60-69: 8.3%

There is substantially more variation in blood pressures of the men aged 60-69.

Men aged 20-29: 4.6%

Men aged 60-69: 10.2 %

There is substantially more variation in blood pressures of the men aged 60-69.

Men aged 20-29: 7.6%

Men aged 60-69: 4.7%

There is more variation in blood pressures of the men aged 20-29.

Answer:

(c)

Men aged 20-29: 4.6%

Men aged 60-69: 10.2 %

There is substantially more variation in blood pressures of the men aged 60-69.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given question:

The coefficient of variation can be determined by the relation:

$coefficient \ of \ variation = \dfrac{standard \ deviation}{mean}*100$

We will need to determine the coefficient of variation both men age 20 - 29 and men age 60 -69

To start with;

The coefficient of men age 20 -29

Let's first find the mean and standard deviation before we can do that ;

SO .

Mean = $\dfrac{\sum \limits^{n}_{i-1}x_i}{n}$

Mean = $\frac{117+122+129+118+131+123}{6}$

Mean = $\dfrac{740}{6}$

Mean = 123.33

Standard deviation $= \sqrt{\dfrac{\sum (x_i- \bar x)^2}{(n-1)} }$

Standard deviation = $\sqrt{\dfrac{(117-123.33)^2+(122-123.33)^2+...+(123-123.33)^2}{(6-1)} }$

Standard deviation = $\sqrt{\dfrac{161.3334}{5}}$

Standard deviation = $\sqrt{32.2667}$

Standard deviation = 5.68

The $coefficient \ of \ variation = \dfrac{standard \ deviation}{mean}*100$

$coefficient \ of \ variation = \dfrac{5.68}{123.33}*100$

Coefficient of variation = 4.6% for men age 20 -29

For men age 60-69 now;

Mean = $\dfrac{\sum \limits^{n}_{i-1}x_i}{n}$

Mean = $\frac{ 130 + 153 + 141 + 125 + 164 + 139}{6}$

Mean = $\dfrac{852}{6}$

Mean = 142

Standard deviation $= \sqrt{\dfrac{\sum (x_i- \bar x)^2}{(n-1)} }$

Standard deviation = $\sqrt{\dfrac{(130-142)^2+(153-142)^2+...+(139-142)^2}{(6-1)} }$

Standard deviation = $\sqrt{\dfrac{1048}{5}}$

Standard deviation = $\sqrt{209.6}$

Standard deviation = 14.48

The $coefficient \ of \ variation = \dfrac{standard \ deviation}{mean}*100$

$coefficient \ of \ variation = \dfrac{14.48}{142}*100$

Coefficient of variation = 10.2% for men age 60 - 69

Thus; Option C is correct.

Men aged 20-29: 4.6%

Men aged 60-69: 10.2 %

There is substantially more variation in blood pressures of the men aged 60-69.

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a) 0.0000001024 probability that he will answer all questions correctly.

b) 0.1074 = 10.74% probability that he will answer all questions incorrectly

c) 0.8926 = 89.26% probability that he will answer at least one of the questions correctly.

d) 0.0328 = 3.28% probability that Richard will answer at least half the questions correctly

Step-by-step explanation:

For each question, there are only two possible outcomes. Either he answers it correctly, or he does not. The probability of answering a question correctly is independent of any other question. This means that we use the binomial probability distribution to solve this question.

Binomial probability distribution

The binomial probability is the probability of exactly x successes on n repeated trials, and X can only have two outcomes.

$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

In which $C_{n,x}$ is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.

$C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}$

And p is the probability of X happening.

Each question has five answers, of which only one is correct

This means that the probability of correctly answering a question guessing is $p = \frac{1}{5} = 0.2$

10 questions.

This means that $n = 10$

A) What is the probability that he will answer all questions correctly?

This is $P(X = 10)$

$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

$P(X = 10) = C_{10,10}.(0.2)^{10}.(0.8)^{0} = 0.0000001024$

0.0000001024 probability that he will answer all questions correctly.

B) What is the probability that he will answer all questions incorrectly?

None correctly, so $P(X = 0)$

$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

$P(X = 0) = C_{10,0}.(0.2)^{0}.(0.8)^{10} = 0.1074$

0.1074 = 10.74% probability that he will answer all questions incorrectly

C) What is the probability that he will answer at least one of the questions correctly?

This is

$P(X \geq 1) = 1 - P(X = 0)$

Since $P(X = 0) = 0.1074$ , from item b.

$P(X \geq 1) = 1 - 0.1074 = 0.8926$

0.8926 = 89.26% probability that he will answer at least one of the questions correctly.

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This is

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$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

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$P(X = 7) = C_{10,7}.(0.2)^{7}.(0.8)^{3} = 0.0008$

$P(X = 8) = C_{10,8}.(0.2)^{8}.(0.8)^{2} = 0.0001$

$P(X = 9) = C_{10,9}.(0.2)^{9}.(0.8)^{1} \approx 0$

$P(X = 10) = C_{10,10}.(0.2)^{10}.(0.8)^{0} \approx 0$

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