1)The first word on a page of a book is selected.
a) What is the prob. that the word contains at least one of the letters a,e,i,o,u,y?
b)What is the largest possible prob.
c)What is the prob. that the word does not contain at least one of the letters a,e,i,o,u,y?
d)What is the smallest prossible prob.
2)Explain why these statements are incorrect:
a)since there are 50 states, the prob. that a baby born in the US will be born in NJ is 1/50.
b)Since there are 12 months in a year, the prob. of being born in Sept. is 1/12.
c)A pin with a small head is tossed. Since the pin can fall either point up or point down, the prob. of falling point down is 1/2.
d)Since there are 7 days in a week, the prob. that a person attends religious services on a Wedensday is 1/7.
a) What is the prob. that the word contains at least one of the letters a,e,i,o,u,y?
b)What is the largest possible prob.
c)What is the prob. that the word does not contain at least one of the letters a,e,i,o,u,y?
d)What is the smallest prossible prob.
2)Explain why these statements are incorrect:
a)since there are 50 states, the prob. that a baby born in the US will be born in NJ is 1/50.
b)Since there are 12 months in a year, the prob. of being born in Sept. is 1/12.
c)A pin with a small head is tossed. Since the pin can fall either point up or point down, the prob. of falling point down is 1/2.
d)Since there are 7 days in a week, the prob. that a person attends religious services on a Wedensday is 1/7.