Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - Probability and Probability Models - Exercises - Page 483: 24

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Work Step by Step

$P(1)=x$ $P(2)=2\times P(1)=2x$ $P(3)=3\times P(1)=3x$ $P(4)=4\times P(4)=4x$ $P(5)=5\times P(1)=5x$ $P(6)=6\times P(1)=6x$ $P(7)=7\times P(4)=7x$ $P(8)=8\times P(1)=8x$ $P(9)=9\times P(1)=9x$ $P(10)=10\times P(4)=10x$ $P(11)=11\times P(1)=11x$ $P(12)=12\times P(1)=12x$ $P(1)+P(2)+P(3)+P(4)+P(5)+P(6)+P(7)+P(8)+P(9)+P(10)+P(11)+P(12)=1$ $x+2x+3x+4x+5x+6x+7x+8x+9x+10x+11x+12x=1$ $78x=1$ $x=\frac{1}{78}$ $P(1)=\frac{1}{78}$ $P(2)=\frac{2}{78}=\frac{1}{39}$ $P(3)=\frac{3}{78}=\frac{1}{26}$ $P(4)=\frac{4}{78}=\frac{2}{39}$ $P(5)=\frac{5}{78}$ $P(6)=\frac{6}{78}=\frac{1}{13}$ $P(7)=\frac{7}{78}$ $P(8)=\frac{8}{78}=\frac{4}{39}$ $P(9)=\frac{9}{78}=\frac{3}{26}$ $P(10)=\frac{10}{78}=\frac{5}{39}$ $P(11)=\frac{11}{78}$ $P(12)=\frac{12}{78}=\frac{2}{13}$
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