Questions from College Mathematics

Q: Repeat Problem 43 with the purchase of 10 tickets.

Repeat Problem 43 with the purchase of 10 tickets. Data from Problem 43: One thousand raffle tickets are sold at $1 each. Three tickets will be drawn at random (without replacement), and each will pa...

Q: Use a graphing calculator to simulate the results of placing a $

Use a graphing calculator to simulate the results of placing a $1 bet on black in each of 400 games of roulette and compare the simulated and expected gains or losses.

Q: A 3-card hand is dealt from a standard deck.

A 3-card hand is dealt from a standard deck. You win $100 for each king in the hand. If the game is fair, how much should you lose if the hand contains no kings?

Q: An insurance company charges an annual premium of $75 for a

An insurance company charges an annual premium of $75 for a $200,000 insurance policy against a house burning down. If the (empirical) probability that a house burns down in a given year is .0003, wha...

Q: Repeat Problem 51, assuming that additional analysis caused the estimated probability

Repeat Problem 51, assuming that additional analysis caused the estimated probability of success in field B to be changed from .1 to .11. Data from Problem 51: After careful testing and analysis, an...

Q: Refer to the description of a standard deck of 52 cards and

Refer to the description of a standard deck of 52 cards and Figure 4 on page 384. An experiment consists of drawing 1 card from a standard 52-card deck , what is the probability of drawing. Figure 4...

Q: A pink-flowering plant is of genotype RW. If two

A pink-flowering plant is of genotype RW. If two such plants are crossed, we obtain a red plant (RR) with probability .25, a pink plant (RW or WR) with probability .50, and a white plant (WW) with pro...

Q: Repeat Problem 55, assuming that the Grand Prize is currently $

Repeat Problem 55, assuming that the Grand Prize is currently $400,000,000. Data from Problem 55: A $2 Powerball lottery ticket has a 1/27.05 prob- 2. (A) ability of winning $4, a 1/317.39 probabilit...

Q: Find the average (mean) of the exam scores 78,

Find the average (mean) of the exam scores 78, 64, 97, 60, 86, and 83.

Q: Find the average (mean) of the exam scores in Problem

Find the average (mean) of the exam scores in Problem 2, if 3 points are subtracted from each score.