In a video poker card game, the probability of a “winning” hand
is 0.132. Determine the...
In a video poker card game, the probability of a “winning” hand
is 0.132. Determine the following (answer to 4 decimal places)
In 12 trials, what is the probability that you win exactly
twice?
What is the probability that your first win is on your 6th
hand?
What is the probability that you will win 2 or less of 12
hands?
What is the probability that you will win more than 3 of 12
hands?
How many times do you...
1) Choose a lottery that has published odds. Make sure to post
the odds in both...
1) Choose a lottery that has published odds. Make sure to post
the odds in both "1 in X" format and in "p = 0.XXX" decimal format.
For example, Flip a Coin has a 1 in 2 chance of being heads,
p(heads) = 0.50
2) Explain why P(A and B) = 0, where P(A) = lottery number #1 is
a winning jackpot ticket and P(B) = lottery number #2 is a winning
jackpot ticket.
3) If there was a really...
One of the ways that players can increase their odds of winning
at blackjack is by...
One of the ways that players can increase their odds of winning
at blackjack is by keeping track of what cards have been played,
and using that information to decide what to do. To counteract this
strategy, casinos usually run games with 6 to 8 decks shuffled
together and machines to continuously shuffle the cards, making it
all but impossible to count the cards. As a result, when
calculating odds for casino games of blackjack we can make the
simplifying...
After losing his blackjack game, Ebert then goes to the race
track. He wants to bet...
After losing his blackjack game, Ebert then goes to the race
track. He wants to bet $20 on one of the following horses:
Horse name Odds Against
Maximum 8:1
Improbable 5:1
Code of Honor 12:1
Game Winner 9:2
Tax 20.1
A)Using the odds given, calculate the probability of each horse
winning the race.
B)Based on your calculation in part (a), which horse should
ebert bet on? Why?
C) at a horse race, if the odds against your horse are a:b...
4. At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of
computer chips is distributed with a...
4. At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of
computer chips is distributed with a mean of 1 centimeter and a
population standard deviation of 0.15 centimeter. A random sample
of 25 computer chips is taken.
a. What is the probability that the sample mean will be
greater than 1.01 centimeters? (Please show your calculation, 4
points)
b. To solve this problem, do you need to make any assumption
about the population distribution? Why? (4 points)
1.To win the Michigan Lotto a person must correctly pick 6
distinct numbers from the numbers...
1.To win the Michigan Lotto a person must correctly pick 6
distinct numbers from the numbers 1 through 46. A lotto ticket cost
$1. If you buy 1000 tickets (and choose different sets of six
numbers for each tickets, of course), What is the probability that
you will have the winning set numbers?
2.Salespersons Adams and Jones call on three and four customers,
respectively, on a given day. Adams could make 0, 1, 2, or 3 sales,
whereas Jones could...
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You Be the Judge
Until recently, Tyrell Dueck was a normal eighth grader in
Canada, hoping that his favorite team would win the Stanley Cup for
the third time. Then, early in the school year, he slipped climbing
out of the shower an discovered a lump on his leg. He was then
diagnosed with bone cancer.
After receiving two rounds of chemotherapy and being...
Consider the data set: 2, 10, 3, 7, 11, 13, 8, 4, 2, 15, 37, 88,...
Consider the data set: 2, 10, 3, 7, 11, 13, 8, 4, 2, 15, 37, 88,
111, 23, 21, 22, 16, 43, 1, 3, 6, 19, 8, 14, 20, 233, 1, 25, 17 (a)
By glancing at this data set, would you expect the sample mean to
be greater than the median, or smaller than the median? greater
than the median Correct: Your answer is correct. (b) By how much do
the sample mean and sample median differ? (To answer...