| Topic 18 Basics of Probability Please complete the following assessment by providing the answers in the cells provided. |
| | Please refer to the tables on the right when appropriate. |
| | | | | | | | | The following data represent the region of birth of foreign-born residents in the US in 2000. |
| 1. Find the probability a randomly selected Foreign Born US Residents was born in the America's. | | | | | | | | | Region | Number (thousands) |
| | | | | | | | | | Europe | 4,772 |
| | answer: | | | | | | | | Asia | 8,364 |
| | | | | | | | | | Africa | 840 |
| 2. What is the probability a randomly selected employee does not earn retirement benefits? | | | | | | | | | Oceana | 180 |
| | | | | | | | | | Latin America | 15,472 |
| | answer: | | | | | | | | North America | 836 |
| 3. What is the probability of a false positive pregnancy test? |
| | answer: | | | | | | | | Employees of a Company |
| | | | | | | | | | | Retirement Benefits | No Retirement Benefits | total |
| 4. What is the probability a pregnancy test will not result in a false positive test result? | | | | | | | | | Male | 250 | 50 |
| | answer: | | | | | | | | Female | 125 | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | Total |
| 5. Suppose you toss 3 fair coins. What is the probability thay you get 2 or more tails? |
| | answer: | | | | | | | | Pregnancy Test Results |
| | | | | | | | | | | Positive Test | Negative Test | total |
| 6. If you roll two dice, what is the probability of getting the same thing on both dice? | | | | | | | | | Pregnant | 80 | 5 |
| | answer: | | | | | | | | Not Pregnant | 3 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | Total |
| 7. If you roll two dice, what is the probability of not getting a sum of 7? |
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| 8. If a card is selected from a standard 52 card deck. What is the probability of selecting a club or diamond? |
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| 9. If a card is selected from a standard 52 card deck. What is the probability of selecting a face card or an Ace? |
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| 10. If you roll 2 dice, what is the probability the sum is a 4, 7 or 10? |
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