Find by direct calculation. Find by conditioning on the sum of these two numbers.

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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3. On a weekend day at the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, travellers living in
Shenzhen depart at a rate of m persons daily, and travellers living in Hong Kong
depart at the double rate of 2m persons daily.
Let e be the probability that on a whole weekend (Saturday and Sunday), the
number of travellers living in Hong Kong is exactly twice the number of travellers
living in Shenzhen.
(a) Find 0 by direct calculation.
(b) Find 0 by conditioning on the sum of these two numbers.
Transcribed Image Text:3. On a weekend day at the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, travellers living in Shenzhen depart at a rate of m persons daily, and travellers living in Hong Kong depart at the double rate of 2m persons daily. Let e be the probability that on a whole weekend (Saturday and Sunday), the number of travellers living in Hong Kong is exactly twice the number of travellers living in Shenzhen. (a) Find 0 by direct calculation. (b) Find 0 by conditioning on the sum of these two numbers.
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