General Rules
Given two events, A and B, what is the probability that event A or event B occurs?
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P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)
A coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability that it lands on heads exactly one time?
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0.375
The E in REP the P stands for
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Education
What is the probability of rolling a fair die three times and getting three fours.
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P(rolling three 4s) = P(4)*P(4)*P(4) = P(4)^3
or (1/6)*(1/6)*(1/6)= (1/6)^3
What college did Ms Pahl go to?
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Baker College
Given two events, A and B, what is the probability that event A and B occurs.
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P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B|A)
Armando is a high school baseball player. He gets a hit 70% of the time. That means his average is 0.70. What is the probability that he misses the first two swings and then gets a hit on the third swing?
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0.3*0.3*0.7= 0.063
two events that cannot occur simultaneously
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mutually exclusive or disjoint
The rule for the probability of pulling a red or queen from a standard deck of cards.
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P(Red or Queen)= P(red)+P(queen) - P(red and queen)
What percent of your grade in this class comes from assessments?
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60%
Given two mutually exclusive events, A and B, what is the probability that event A or event B occurs?
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P(A or B)= P(A) + P(B)
The probability of Nick going to the store is 0.58 and the probability of Nick buying a new video game given that he goes to the store is 0.32. Find the probability of Nick going to the store and buying a new video game.
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0.58 * 0.32 = 0.1856
What is the name of this rule?
P(A and B) = P(A)*P(B|A)
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Multiplication Rule
The rule for finding the probability of a female given that they are an AP stats student.
What is ... P(Female| AP Stats Student)= P(Female AP Stats student)/P(AP Stats student)
What did Ms. Pahl study in college? Major & Minor
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Major in Mathematics
Minor in English
Given two events, A and B, what is the probability that event B occurs given that event A occurs?
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P(B|A) = P(A and B) / P(A)
A diagnostic test for a certain disease has 90% accuracy. If 5% of a certain population has the disease, what percent of that population would test positive for the disease? Hint: Make a tree diagram!
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14% or 0.14
What is the name of this rule?
P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)
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Addition Rule
What is the probability of not rolling a 5 on a standard 6 sided-die?
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P(Not 5) = 5/6
What is Ms. Pahl's Favorite Color?
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Pink
The R in REP the P stands for.
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Respect
Two events A and B are mutually exclusive. What is P(A and B)?
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P(A and B) = 0
contains all of the possible outcomes
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sample space
The P in Rep stands for:
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Pride
What is Ms. Pahl's favorite sports team?
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PHS EAGLES!