Question: Q.1. A security analyst feels that the chances are 50% that the price of the shares of a company would increase next week and 20%
Q.1. A security analyst feels that the chances are 50% that the price of the shares of a company would increase next week and 20% that price of the share of a company B would rise. The two prices are expected to move independently of each other without any relation with index. Find the probability that in the next week
- Both prices will rise
- Only one companys share price will increase
- Neither of the prices would increase
Q.2. A raw material is supplied to a factory by two vendors A & B. Only 40% of the material received comes from vendor A while the remaining comes from the vendor B. 80% of the lots supplied by A are of exceptional quality while only 50% of the lots supplied by B are of exceptional quality. An incoming shipment of material is inspected and is found to be of exceptional quality. Find, using Bayes theorem, the probabilities that it came from (i) A or (ii) B.
Q.3. A husband and a wife appear in an interview for two vacancies for the same post. The probability of husbands selection is 1/7 and wifes selection is 1/5. A) What is the probability that both of them will be selected? B) What is the probability that only one of the is selected?
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