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For safety reasons, 3 different alarm systems were installed in the vault containing the safety deposit boxes at a Beverly Hills bank. Each of the 3 systems detects theft with a probability of 0.88 independently of the others.

The bank, obviously, is interested in the probability that when a theft occurs, at least one of the 3 systems will detect it. What is the probability that when a theft occurs, at least one of the 3 systems will detect it?

Your answer should be rounded to 5 decimal places.

Question 4

In a certain liberal arts college with about 10,000 students, 57% are males. If two students from this college are selected at random, what is the probability that they are of the same gender?

Your answer should be rounded to 4 decimal places.

Question 5

According to the information that comes with a certain prescription drug, when taking this drug, there is a 17% chance of experiencing nausea (N) and a 54% chance of experiencing decreased sexual drive (D). The information also states that there is a 11% chance of experiencing both side effects.

What is the probability of experiencing only nausea?

Your answer should be to two decimal places.

Question 6

According to the information that comes with a certain prescription drug, when taking this drug, there is a 15% chance of experiencing nausea (N) and a 43% chance of experiencing decreased sexual drive (D). The information also states that there is a 10% chance of experiencing both side effects.

What is the probability of experiencing neither of the side effects?

Your answer should be to two decimal places.

Question 7

According to the information that comes with a certain prescription drug, when taking this drug, there is a 21% chance of experiencing nausea (N) and a 53% chance of experiencing decreased sexual drive (D). The information also states that there is a 11% chance of experiencing both side effects.

What is the probability of experiencing nausea or a decrease in sexual drive?

Your answer should be rounded to 2 decimal places.

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