Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 295: 40b

Answer

$P(first~is~Roger~and~second~is~Rick)=\frac{1}{42,172,036}=0.00000002371$ The result, assuming independence, ($0.00000002371$) is very close to the exact result ($0.00000002372$)

Work Step by Step

Assuming independence: $P(first~resident~is~Roger)=P(second~resident~is~Rick)=\frac{1}{6494}$ Using the Multiplication Rule for Independent Events (page 282): $P(first~is~Roger~and~second~is~Rick)=P(first~resident~is~Roger)\times P(second~resident~is~Rick)=\frac{1}{6494}\times\frac{1}{6494}=\frac{1}{42,172,036}=0.00000002371$ The result, assuming independence, ($0.00000002371$) is very close to the exact result ($0.00000002372$)
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