QUIZ #2 - Shown in the following table are the reported annual deaths of males aged 75

Name:  (Insert Your Name Here)

1. Shown in the following table are the reported annual deaths of males aged 75 or over from 1 of the 5 leading types of cancer:

For a randomly selected deceased male cancer victim, what is the probability that

a)     he died of lung or prostate?

b)     He died of cancer of either the stomach or the pancreas?

c)      He did not die of lung cancer?

1. Out of every 100 cars that start in the Maryland Grand Prix race, only 60 finish.  Two cars are entered by the UMUC team in this year’s race.

a)     What is the probability that both will finish?

b)     What is the probability that neither of UMUC’s 2 cars will finish the grand prix?

1. A review of the records at Lander Community College revealed the following ethnic breakdown of the student population:

Caucasian                   1200

Black                             640

Hispanic                       280

Asian                               80

Native American            60

Other                              20

a)     What is the probability that a randomly selected student is either

 Caucasian or Black?

b)     What is the probability that the selected student is not a member of either

 of the two largest categories?

4. 

A group of voters from 3 states were selected and the results are above.

What is the probability of selecting a random voter from North Carolina, given that the voter was a republican?

a).357

b).417

c).267

d).200

5.

A group of voters from 3 states were selected and the results are above.

What is the probability of selecting a random voter that is from Los Angeles or a Democrat?

a).093

b).520

c).613

d).357

6.         In 20 pulls of the cards, 20 cards were red.  What is the probability that on the 21^st pull  the card will be red?

                        a).5000

                        b).2500

                        c).000000477

                        d).03125