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    This document contains the questions and partial solutions from MATH 230 Probability Quiz 2 taken on February 20, 2019 by S. Bashir. The quiz contains 6 problems related to probability calculations. Formulas and calculations are shown for finding the probability of events such as having a positive result on an HIV screening test, having high blood pressure or cholesterol from a sample population, having internet access from a sample of students, and the probability of outcomes from cross-fertilizing flowers and family sizes.

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    MATH 230 Probability: Quiz 2

    S. Bashir
    February 20, 2019

    Roll number: 20 - -0

    Problem 1 2 points
    The New York State Health Department reports a 10% rate of the HIV virus for
    the “at-risk” population. Under certain conditions, a preliminary screening test for
    the HIV virus is correct 95% of the time. (Subjects are not told that they are HIV
    infected until additional tests verify the results.) If someone is randomly selected
    from the at-risk population, what is the probability that they have tested positive in
    the initial screening?

    .........
    Solution:

    P(+ve)=0.95 × 0.1 + 0.05 × 0.9

    Problem 2 2 points
    In a group of 40 people, 10 are healthy and every person of the remaining 30 has
    either high blood pressure, a high level of cholesterol or both. If 15 have high blood
    pressure and 25 have high level of cholesterol. If a person is selected randomly from
    this group, what is the probability that he/she has either high blood pressure or high
    level of cholesterol.

    .........
    Solution:

    P(High BP or High Cholesterol)= 15


    40
    + 25
    40
    − 10
    40
    Problem 5 2

    Problem 3 2 point
    In a school, 60% of pupils have access to the internet at home. A group of 2 students
    is chosen at random. Find the probability that at least 1 student has access to the
    internet.

    .........
    Solution:

    P(at least 1 has internet access)=1 − P (< 1) = 1 − [0.42 ]

    Problem 4 2 point
    The “Guess What Cup” game is played as follows: There are 30 cups and one ball.
    The ball is placed under one of the cups and the dealer shuffles the cups around. The
    contestant must guess which cup contains the ball. If 5 people play this game at the
    same time and each individually make a guess, what is the probability that they all
    guess the correct cup (that contains the ball) ?

    .........
    Solution:

    1
    305

    Problem 5 2 point
    Cross-fertilizing a red and a white flower produces red flowers 25% of the time. Now
    we cross-fertilize five pairs of red and white flowers and produce five offspring. What
    is the probability that there are no red flower plants in the five offspring?

    .........

    MATH 230 Probability Quiz 2


    Problem 6 3

    Solution:

    P(No red)=0.755

    Problem 6 2 point
    Alice has 2 kids and one of them is a girl. What is the probability that the other
    child is also a girl?

    .........
    Solution:

    S = {BB, BG, GB, GG}, P (2nd G) = 13 , ∵ excluding event BB, the sample space
    is reduced

    MATH 230 Probability Quiz 2

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