Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 315: 16d

Answer

$P(postterm~or~3000~to~3999~grams)=\frac{2,892,467}{4,305,340}=0.6718$

Work Step by Step

The sample space: $4,305,340$ babies born in 2007. So, $N(S)=4,305,340$ $P(postterm)=\frac{242,139}{4,305,340}$ $P(3000~to~3999~grams)=\frac{2,825,549}{4,305,340}$ $P(postterm~and~3000~to~3999~grams)=\frac{175,221}{4,305,340}$ Using the General Addition Rule (page 273): $P(postterm~or~3000~to~3999~grams)=P(postterm)+P(3000~to~3999~grams)-P(postterm~and~3000~to~3999~grams)=\frac{242,139}{4,305,340}+\frac{2,825,549}{4,305,340}-\frac{175,221}{4,305,340}=\frac{2,892,467}{4,305,340}=0.6718$
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