AP Statistics › How to use the multiplication rule
If you have a deck of cards, what is the probability that you draw a spade after you drew a non-spade on the first draw without replacement?
With a standard deck of cards, what is the probability of picking a spade then a red card if there is no replacement?
In a standard deck of cards, without replacement, what is the probability of drawing three kings?
Let us suppose that the probability of obtaining heads in a coin flip is 0.5 and the probability of the Earth being hit by an asteroid is 0.01.
The Pr(Obtaining Heads in a Coin Flip and Earth being hit by an Asteroid) .
Are these variables dependent or independent?
Research has found that the probability of having brown eyes is and the probability of having red hair is
. Assuming these probabilities are independent, what is the probability of having brown eyes and red hair?
How many different combinations of 3 digit numbers can be formed using the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, if repetitions are allowed?
If the probability of landing a heads in a coin flip is 0.5 and the probability of observing a meteor hit the earth is 0.03, and these events are independent, what is the probability of landing a heads AND observing a meteor hit the earth?
Automobile license plates in a certain area display three letters followed by three digits, and the letters Z and N are not used. How many plates are possible if neither repetition of letters nor of numbers is allowed?
Mike's five-person family is going out to dinner, and each person is planning to order a soda. The restaurant offers Soda1 and Soda2 only, and each family member likes both sodas equally.
What is the probability that all 5 family members will order Soda1?
1 pencil and 7 pens are on a desk. One of the 8 items is randomly selected from the desk and then is replaced. Once again, an item is selected from the 8 items.
What is the probability that the pencil was selected both times?