Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 4 - Probability - 4-4 Multiplication Rule: Basics - Basic Skills and Concepts - Page 166: 21

Answer

a) $\frac{1}{365}$ b)$\frac{1}{133,225}.$ c)$\frac{1}{365}$

Work Step by Step

a) There are 365 days in a year, hence the probability of the person being born on July 4 is, $\frac{1}{365}.$ b) Events are dependent, if the outcome of one effects the outcome of the other. Here the events are independent, because the birthday of someone doesn't affect the other, hence here $P(B|A)=P(B)$. $P(A \cap B)=P(A)\cdot P(B|A)$. Hence $P(A \cap B)=\frac{1}{365}\cdot\frac{1}{365}=\frac{1}{133,225}.$ c) Say one person was born on a day, then the other has 365 days in a year, hence the probability of the person being born on the same day (just like in part a)) is, $\frac{1}{365}.$
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