College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 9, Counting and Probability - Chapter 9 Review - Concept Check - Page 682: 5

Answer

(a) An experiment is any process that gives definite out- comes. sample space of experiment is known as set of all possible outcomes. (b) the event defined as any subset of sample space. (c) $P(E)=\frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{\text { number of elements in } E}{\text { number of elements in } S}$ (d) $P\left(E^{\prime}\right)=1-P(E)$ (e) There are eight outcomes. Let $E$ be the event "all heads" Then $E^{\prime}$ is the event "at least one tail." $P(E)=\frac{1}{8}$ and $P\left(E^{\prime}\right)=1-P(E)=1-\frac{1}{8}=\frac{7}{8}$

Work Step by Step

(a) An experiment is any process that gives definite out- comes. sample space of experiment is known as set of all possible outcomes. (b) the event defined as any subset of sample space. (c) $P(E)=\frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{\text { number of elements in } E}{\text { number of elements in } S}$ (d) $P\left(E^{\prime}\right)=1-P(E)$ (e) There are eight outcomes. Let $E$ be the event "all heads" Then $E^{\prime}$ is the event "at least one tail." $P(E)=\frac{1}{8}$ and $P\left(E^{\prime}\right)=1-P(E)=1-\frac{1}{8}=\frac{7}{8}$
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