Section 7.3 Rules of Probability

Definition: Two events E and F are said to bemutually exclusive if the two events have no outcomes

in common, that is E \ F = ?.

Properties of Probabilities: Revisited

1. 0 P (E) 1 for any event E.

2. P (S) = 1.

3. If E and F are mutually exclusive, then P (E [ F ) = P (E) + P (F ).

4. If E and F are any two events of an experiment, then P (E [ F ) = P (E) + P (F ) � P (E \ F ).

(This should remind us of the union/addition rule from section 6.2.)

5. If E is an event of an experiment and Ec denotes the complement of E, then P (Ec) = 1� P (E).

The reverse is also true, namely, P (E) = 1� P (Ec). (I call this the Complement Rule)

1. An experiment consists of selecting a card at random from a 52-card deck. Refer to this experiment

and find the probability of the event

A diamond or a king is drawn.

2. Let E and F be two events of an experiment with sample space S. Suppose P (E) = 0.59,

P (F ) = 0.38, and P (Ec \ F ) = 0.28. Calculate the probabilities below.

(a) P (Ec)

(b) P (E \ F )

(c) P (Ec \ F c)

(d) P (E [ F c)

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4. Let S = {s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6} be the sample space associated with an experiment having the

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Calculate the following probabilities. (Give answers as fractions.)

(a) P (s2)

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(c) P (Bc)

(d) P (Ac \ B)

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course, 214 are enrolled in a mathematics course, and 138 are enrolled in both an economics and a

mathematics course. What is the probability that a freshman selected at random from this group

is enrolled in each of the following? (Round answers to three decimal places.)

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(c) neither an economics course nor a mathematics course

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Total 64 15 21 150 250

(a) If one of the participants is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she opposes

tougher gun-control laws?

(b) If one of the participants is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she owns

a handgun but not a rifle?

(c) If one of the participants is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she favors

tougher gun-control laws and does not own a handgun?

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