Question: 1a) Suppose that 11% of a certain batch of calculators have a defective case, and that 12% have defective batteries. Also, 5% have both a
1a)Suppose that 11% of a certain batch of calculators have a defective case, and that 12% have defective batteries. Also, 5% have both a defective case and defective batteries. A calculator is selected from the batch at random. Find the probability that the calculator has a good case and good batteries.
The probability that the calculator has a good case and good batteries is?
1b)The following table gives a future year's projected civilian labor force probability distribution by age and gender.
| Age | Male | Female | Total |
| 16-24 | 0.068 | 0.062 | 0.130 |
| 25-54 | 0.345 | 0.293 | 0.638 |
| 55 and over | 0.122 | 0.110 | 0.232 |
| Total | 0.535 | 0.465 | 1.00 |
Find the probability that a randomly selected worker is the following.
| a. Female and 16 to 24 years old | c. Male or 25 to 54 years old |
| b. 16 to 54 years old | d. Female or 16 to 24 years old |
1c) The probability that a visit to a primary care physician's (PCP) office results in neither lab work nor referral to a specialist is 28%. Of those coming to a PCP's office, 25% are referred to specialists and 51%
require lab work. Determine the probability that a visit to a PCP's office results in both lab work and referral to a specialist. What is the probability that a visit results in both lab work and referral to a specialist?
2a)The following data were gathered for 120 workers. Of those workers, 49 were women,
2 women earned more than $40,000, and 56 men earned $40,000 or less. Complete parts a through d below.
a. Find the probability that an individual is a woman earning $40,000 or less.
b. Find the probability that an individual is a man earning more than $40,000.
c. Find the probability that an individual is a man or is earning more than $40,000.
d. Find the probability that an individual is a woman or is earning $40,000 or less.
3a)The management of a firm wishes to check on the opinions of its assembly line workers. Before the workers are interviewed, they are divided into various categories. Define events E, F, and G as shown below. Complete parts a through f.
E: worker is male
F: worker has worked more than 6 years
G: worker does not contribute to a voluntary retirement plan
Describe the event E F in words?
Describe the event E G in words.
Describe the event F in words.
Describe the event F G in words.
Describe the event F G in words.
3b)For a medical experiment, people are classified as to whether they smoke,
have a family history of diabetes or are shorter than average
Define events E, F, and G, as shown below. Complete parts a through c.
E: person smokes
F: person has a family history of diabetes
G: person is shorter than average
Describe the event G in words
Describe the event F G in words
Describe the event E G in words.
3c)Several friends chartered a boat for a day's fishing. They caught a total of 52
fish. The table below provides information about the type and number of fish caught. Determine the empirical probability that the next fish caught is a grouper
| Fish | Number caught |
| Grouper | 11 |
| Shark | 13 |
| Flounder | 4 |
| Kingfish | 24 |
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