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This document contains a summary of exercises from a probability and statistics course. It includes 6 problems covering topics like: 1) Identifying which events are equal based on their sample spaces 2) Calculating the number of possible arrangements of people lining up on a bus 3) Finding probabilities of outcomes for an electronic component passing different tests 4) Proving an equation relating probabilities of events 5) Calculating the probability of a sequence of events occurring during a dentist visit 6) Determining the probability that a reported malfunction came from a specific relay station based on past data

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PSE Exercise 2 Solution

This document contains a summary of exercises from a probability and statistics course. It includes 6 problems covering topics like: 1) Identifying which events are equal based on their sample spaces 2) Calculating the number of possible arrangements of people lining up on a bus 3) Finding probabilities of outcomes for an electronic component passing different tests 4) Proving an equation relating probabilities of events 5) Calculating the probability of a sequence of events occurring during a dentist visit 6) Determining the probability that a reported malfunction came from a specific relay station based on past data

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Probability and Statistics in Engineering, Fall 2016

Exercise #2
1. Which of the following events are equal? Why?
A = {1, 3};
B = {x | x is a number on a die};
C = {x | x2  4 x  3  0 };
D = {x | x is the number of heads when six coins are tossed}.
Sol:

2. Solve the following questions.


(a) In how many ways can 6 people be lined up to get on a bus?
(b) If 3 specific persons, among 6, insist on following each other, how many ways
are possible?
(c) If 2 specific persons, among 6, refuse to follow each other, how many ways are
possible?
Sol:

3. Given an electronic component. Let A be the event that the component fails a
particular test and B be the event that the component displays strain but does not
actually fail. Event A occurs with probability 0.20 and event B occurs with
probability 0.35.
(a) What is the probability that the component does not fail the test?
(b) What is the probability that a component works perfectly well (i.e., neither
displays strain nor fails the test)?
(c) What is the probability that the component either fails or shows strain in the
test?
Sol:
4. Prove that P(A  B)  1  P(A  B)  P(A)  P(B) .
Sol:

5. The probability that a person visiting his dentist will have an X-ray is 0.6; the
probability that a person who has an X-ray will also have a cavity filled is 0.3; and
the probability that a person who has had an X-ray and a cavity filled will also
have a tooth extracted is 0.1. What is the probability that a person visiting his
dentist will have an X-ray, a cavity filled, and a tooth extracted?
Sol:

6. A regional telephone company operates three identical relay stations at different


locations. During a one year period, the number of malfunctions reported by each
station and the causes are shown below.
A B C
Problems with electricity supplied 2 1 1
Computer malfunction 4 3 2
Malfunctioning electrical equipment 5 4 2
Caused by other human errors 7 7 5
Suppose that a malfunction was reported and it was found to be caused by other
human errors. What is the probability that it came from station C?
Sol:

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