BSTA300 WEEK 7 ASSIGNMENT 2 Probability
ASSIGNMENT NAME: ASSIGNMENT 2 – Probability
COURSE: BSTA300
WEEK NUMBER: 7
CONTACT: Instructor via Blackboard Mail
DUE DATE: See Critical Path document
A. INSTUCTIONS
Using Word, please answer the questions below. When answering the questions be sure to show your work. A formula sheet has been attached to help with some of the special characters and formula in your answers.
BE SURE TO STATE QUESTION NUMBER AND LETTER. (e.g. Question 1 b)
At the bottom of this page you will find two attached files:
A formula sheet, Formula .doc, that has two purposes:
To give you any formula you may need.
To allow you copy formula and special characters from the Word document into your Word answer sheet.
A template sheet, template2.doc, that you can use to answer the questions.
Download the attached files:
Click Formula .doc in the Attachments: section below.
Click Save for Internet Explorer. Firefox will open the file in Word.
Save the file in a folder you have set aside for class work (e.g. “BSTA300”).
Repeat steps i – iii to download template2.doc.
B. QUESTIONS
Question 1: (7 marks)
Olympia Sports store wants to determine whether or not to concentrate its advertising on athletic shoes for the “serious” athlete or the “weekend” athlete. The store also wants to know which type of use is the most popular. The marketing department gathered the following information from randomly selected customers.
Athlete Tennis Running Basketball
Serious 36 27 52
Weekend 54 66 30
Find the probability that if one customer is randomly selected he/she is a serious athlete and buys a shoe primarily for running.
Find the probability that if one customer is randomly chosen he/she is a serious athlete or an athlete who buys shoes for tennis.
Given that a customer buys shoes for basketball, find the probability that the customer is a weekend athlete.
If two customers are randomly chosen (without replacement), find the probability that they will both buy shoes primarily for tennis.
Question 2: (7 marks)
A couple plans to have 4 children.
List the different outcomes according to the gender of each child. Assume that these outcomes are equally likely.
How many events are possible?
Find the probability of getting exactly 2 girls.
Find the probability of getting exactly 2 children of each gender.
Question 3: (4 marks)
In a casino game craps, you can bet the next roll of the two dice with result in a total of 2. The probability of rolling 2 is 1/36. Find the odds against rolling 2.
If you bet $5 that the next roll of the dice will be 2, you will collect $155 (including your $5 bet) if you win. First identify the net profit, then find the payoff odds.
Question 4: (2 marks)
A supervisor must visit 8 different distribution locations around the country. She can visit them in any order, but wishes to find the most convenient sequence. How many sequences are possible?
Question 5: (4 marks)
There are 12 members on the board of directors for Cliffside General Hospital.
If they must elect a chairperson, first vice chairperson, second vice chairperson, and secretary, how many different slates of candidates are possible?
If they must form an ethics subcommittee of 4 members, how many different subcommittee are possible?
Question 6: (6 marks)
In a market study for Zellers, a researcher found that 70% of customers are repeat customers. If 12 customers are selected at random, find the probability of getting.
Exactly 9 of them are repeat customers
At least 9 of them are repeat customers
At most 9 of them are repeat customers
