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Math Challenge II-A Combinatorics

 
 
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Re: Math Challenge II-A Combinatorics
by Areteem Professor - Monday, 2 December 2019, 11:09 AM
 

Since $\Omega=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\}$, we have that $$P(1) + P(2) + P(3) + P(4) + P(4) + P(5) + P(6) + P(7) + P(8)  = 1.$$ We are given that $P(1) = P(3) = P(5) = 0.15$, $P(2) = P(4) = 0.05$, $P(6) = 0.25$ and $P(7) = P(8)$.

From these, in part (a) we find that $P(7) = P(8) = 0.1$. Now we know the probabilities of picking each individual number.

Then, for part (b), we can find the probability of picking an even number by adding the probabilities of getting each of the even numbers, that is, $P(2) + P(4) + P(6) + P(8) = 0.45$.

Finally, for part (c), to find the probability of picking a prime number we proceed as in part (b), this time we need to add the probabilities of picking each prime number, which are $2$, $3$, $5$, and $7$, that is, $P(2) + P(3) + P(5) + P(7) = 0.45$.