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Discrete Mathematics With ApplicationsA student taking a multiple-chuice exam does not know the answer to two questions- All have five choices for the answer For one of the two questions, the student can eliminate two answer choices as incorrect but has no idea about the other answer choices. For the other question, the student has no clue about the correct answer at all. Assume that whether the student chooses the cor-red answer on one of the questions does not affect whether the student chooses the correct answer on the other question. a.What is the probability that the student will answer both questions correctly? b.W hat is the probability that the sludent will answer exactly one of the questions correctly? c What is the probubtility that the student will answer neither question correctly ?
A student taking a multiple-chuice exam does not know the answer to two questions- All have five choices for the answer For one of the two questions, the student can eliminate two answer choices as incorrect but has no idea about the other answer choices. For the other question, the student has no clue about the correct answer at all. Assume that whether the student chooses the cor-red answer on one of the questions does not affect whether the student chooses the correct answer on the other question. a.What is the probability that the student will answer both questions correctly? b.W hat is the probability that the sludent will answer exactly one of the questions correctly? c What is the probubtility that the student will answer neither question correctly ?
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A student taking a multiple-chuice exam does not know the answer to two questions- All have five choices for the answer For one of the two questions, the student can eliminate two answer choices as incorrect but has no idea about the other answer choices. For the other question, the student has no clue about the correct answer at all. Assume that whether the student chooses the cor-red answer on one of the questions does not affect whether the student chooses the correct answer on the other question.
a.What is the probability that the student will answer both questions correctly?
b.W hat is the probability that the sludent will answer exactly one of the questions correctly?
c What is the probubtility that the student will answer neither question correctly ?
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If p is a prime number and a is a positive...Ch. 9.2 - (a) How many ways can the letters of the word...Ch. 9.2 - Six people attend the theater together and sit in...Ch. 9.2 - Five people are to be seated around a circular...Ch. 9.2 - Write all the 2-permutations of {W,X,Y,Z}.Ch. 9.2 - Write all the 3-permutations of {s,t,u,v}.Ch. 9.2 - Evaluate the following quantities. a. P(6,4)b....Ch. 9.2 - a. How many 3-permutations are there of a set of...Ch. 9.2 - a. How many ways can three of the letters of the...Ch. 9.2 - Prove that for every integer n2. P(n+1,3)=n3nCh. 9.2 - Prove that for every integer n2....Ch. 9.2 - Prove that for every integer n3 ,...Ch. 9.2 - Prove that for every integer P(n,n)=P(n,n1) .Ch. 9.2 - Prove Theorem 9.2.1 by mathematical induction.Ch. 9.2 - Prove Theorem 9.2.2 by mathematical induction.Ch. 9.2 - Prove Theorem 9.2.3 by mathematical induction.Ch. 9.2 - A permutation on a set can be regarded as a...Ch. 9.3 - The addition rule says that if a finite set A...Ch. 9.3 - The difference rule says that if A is a finite set...Ch. 9.3 - If S is a finite sample space and A is an event in...Ch. 9.3 - The inclusion/exclusion rule for two sets says...Ch. 9.3 - The inclusion/exclusion rule for three sets says...Ch. 9.3 - (a) How many bit string consist of from one...Ch. 9.3 - (a) How many string of hexadecimal digits consist...Ch. 9.3 - (a) How many integers from 1 through 999 do not...Ch. 9.3 - How many arrangements in a row of no more than...Ch. 9.3 - (a) How many five-digit integers (integers from...Ch. 9.3 - In a certain stale, all license plain consist of...Ch. 9.3 - At a certain company, passwords must be from...Ch. 9.3 - In a certain country license plates consist of...Ch. 9.3 - a. Consider the following algorithm segment: for...Ch. 9.3 - A calculator has an eight-digit display and a...Ch. 9.3 - a. How many ways can the letters of the word QUICK...Ch. 9.3 - (a) How many ways can the letters of the word...Ch. 9.3 - A group of eight people are attending the movies...Ch. 9.3 - An early compiler recognized variable names...Ch. 9.3 - Identifiers in a certain database language must...Ch. 9.3 - a. If any seven digits could be used to form a...Ch. 9.3 - (a) How many string of four hexadecimal digits do...Ch. 9.3 - Just as the difference rule gives rise to a...Ch. 9.3 - A combination lock requires three selections of...Ch. 9.3 - (a) How many integers from 1 through 100,000...Ch. 9.3 - Six new employees, two of whom are married to each...Ch. 9.3 - Consider strings of length n over the set {a, b,...Ch. 9.3 - (a) How many integers from 1 through 1,000 are...Ch. 9.3 - (a) How many integers from 1 through 1,000 are...Ch. 9.3 - Counting Strings: a. Male a list ol all bil brings...Ch. 9.3 - Counting Strings: Consider the set of all string...Ch. 9.3 - For each integer n0 . let akbe the number of bit...Ch. 9.3 - For each integer n2 let an be the number of...Ch. 9.3 - Refer to Example 9.3.5. Write the following IP...Ch. 9.3 - A now in a classroom has n seats. Let sn be the...Ch. 9.3 - Assume that birthdays are equally likely to occur...Ch. 9.3 - Assuming that all years have 365 days and all...Ch. 9.3 - A college conducted a survey to explore the...Ch. 9.3 - A study was done to determine the efficacy of...Ch. 9.3 - An interesting use of the inclusion/exclusion rule...Ch. 9.3 - Fill in the reasons for each step below. If A and...Ch. 9.3 - For each of exercises 37-39, the number of...Ch. 9.3 - For each of exerciser 37-39, the number of dements...Ch. 9.3 - For each exercises 37-39, the number of elements...Ch. 9.3 - For 40 and 41, use the definition of the Euler phi...Ch. 9.3 - For 40 and 41, use the definition of the Euler phi...Ch. 9.3 - A gambler decides to play successive games of...Ch. 9.3 - A derangement of the set {1,2,….,n} is a...Ch. 9.3 - Note that a product x1x2x3 may be parenthesized in...Ch. 9.3 - Use mathematical induction to prove Theorem 9.3.1.Ch. 9.3 - Prove the inclusion/exclusion rule for two sets A...Ch. 9.3 - Prove the inclusion/exclusion rule for three sets.Ch. 9.3 - Use mathematical induction to prove the general...Ch. 9.3 - A circular disk is cut into n distinct scctuis....Ch. 9.4 - The pigeonhole principle states that_______Ch. 9.4 - The generalized pigeonhole principle states that...Ch. 9.4 - If X and Y are finite sets and f is a function...Ch. 9.4 - A small town has only 500 residents. Must there be...Ch. 9.4 - In a group of 700 people, must there be 2 who have...Ch. 9.4 - (a) Given any set of four integers, must there be...Ch. 9.4 - (a) Given any set of seven integers, must there be...Ch. 9.4 - Let S={3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12} . Suppose six...Ch. 9.4 - Let T={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}. Suppose five integers...Ch. 9.4 - (a) If seven integers are chosen from between 1...Ch. 9.4 - If n+1 integers are from the set {1,2,3,...2n}....Ch. 9.4 - If n+1 integers are chosen from the set...Ch. 9.4 - How many cards cards must you pick from a standard...Ch. 9.4 - Suppose six pairs of similar-looking boots are...Ch. 9.4 - How many integers from 0 throught 60 mut you pick...Ch. 9.4 - If n is a positive integer, how many integers from...Ch. 9.4 - How many integer from 1 through 100 must you pick...Ch. 9.4 - How many integers must you pick in order to be...Ch. 9.4 - How many integers must you pick in order to be...Ch. 9.4 - How many integers from 100 through 999 must you...Ch. 9.4 - (a) If repeated divisons by 20,483 are performed,...Ch. 9.4 - When 683/1493 is written as a decimal what is the...Ch. 9.4 - Is 0.1010010001000010000001…(where each string of...Ch. 9.4 - Is 56,556655566655556666…(where the strings of 5’s...Ch. 9.4 - Show that within any set of thirteen integers...Ch. 9.4 - In a group of 30 people, must at lest 3 have been...Ch. 9.4 - In as group of 30 people, must at least 4 have...Ch. 9.4 - In a group of 2,000 people, must at least 5 have...Ch. 9.4 - A programmer writes 500 lines of computer code in...Ch. 9.4 - A certain collage class has 40 students. All the...Ch. 9.4 - A penny collection contains twelve 1967 pennies,...Ch. 9.4 - A group of 15 exeutives are to share 5 assistants....Ch. 9.4 - Let A be a set of six positive integers each of...Ch. 9.4 - Let A be a set of six positive integers each of...Ch. 9.4 - Let S be a set of ten integers chosen from 1...Ch. 9.4 - Given a set of 52 distinct integers, show that...Ch. 9.4 - Show that if 101 integers are chosen from 1 to 200...Ch. 9.4 - a. Suppose a1,a2,...,an is a sequence of n...Ch. 9.4 - Observe that the sequence...Ch. 9.4 - What is the largest number of elements that a set...Ch. 9.4 - Suppose X and Y are finite sets, X has more...Ch. 9.5 - The number of subsets of size r that can be formed...Ch. 9.5 - The number of r-combinations of a set of n...Ch. 9.5 - Two unordered selections are said to be the same...Ch. 9.5 - A formula relating ??? and ???is______Ch. 9.5 - The phrase “at least n” means_, and the phrase “at...Ch. 9.5 - List all 2-combinations for the set {x1,x2,x3} ....Ch. 9.5 - a. List all 3-combinations for the set...Ch. 9.5 - Write an equation relating p(7,2) and (27) .Ch. 9.5 - Write an equation relating P(8,3) and (38) .Ch. 9.5 - Use Theorem 9.5.1 to compute each of the...Ch. 9.5 - A student council consists of 15 students. a. In...Ch. 9.5 - A computer programming team has 13 members. a. How...Ch. 9.5 - An instructor gives an exam with fourteen...Ch. 9.5 - A club is cosidering changing its bylaws. 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How many onto functions are there from a set...Ch. 9.5 - Let A be a set with eight elements. 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A store sells 8 colors of balloons with at...Ch. 9.6 - A large pile of coins consists of penruey nickels,...Ch. 9.6 - Suppose the bakery in exercise 3 has at least...Ch. 9.6 - Suppose the camera shop in exercise 4 can obtain...Ch. 9.6 - Observe that the number of columns in the trace...Ch. 9.7 - If n and r are nonnegative integers with rn , then...Ch. 9.7 - Pascal’s formula says that if n and r are positive...Ch. 9.7 - The crux of the algebraic proof of Pascal’s...Ch. 9.7 - The crux of the combinatorial proof of Pascal’s...Ch. 9.7 - The binomial theorem says that given any real...Ch. 9.7 - The crux of the algebraic proof of the binomial...Ch. 9.7 - The crux of the combinatorial proof of the...Ch. 9.7 - In 1-4, use Theorem 9.5.1 to compute the values of...Ch. 9.7 - In 1-4, use Theorem 9.5.1 to compute the values of...Ch. 9.7 - In 1-4, use Theorem 9.5.1 to compute the values of...Ch. 9.7 - In 1-4, use Theorem 9.5.1 to compute the values of...Ch. 9.7 - Use Theorem 9.5.1 to prove algebraically that...Ch. 9.7 - Justify the equations 6-9 either by deriving them...Ch. 9.7 - Justify the equations 6-9 either by deriving them...Ch. 9.7 - Justify the equations in 6-9 weithere by deriving...Ch. 9.7 - Justify the equations 6-9 either by deriving them...Ch. 9.7 - (a) Use Pascal’s triangle given in Table 9.7.1 to...Ch. 9.7 - The row of Pascal’s triangle that corresponds to...Ch. 9.7 - Use Pascal’s formula repeatedly to derive a...Ch. 9.7 - Use Pascal’s formula to prove by mathematical...Ch. 9.7 - Prove that if n is an integer and n1 , then...Ch. 9.7 - Prove the following generalization of exercise 13:...Ch. 9.7 - Think of a set with m+nelements as composed of two...Ch. 9.7 - Prove that for every integer n0 ,...Ch. 9.7 - Let m be any nonnegative integer. 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The...Ch. 9.8 - A fair coin is tossed until either a head comes up...Ch. 9.8 - A gambler repeatedly bets that a die will come up...Ch. 9.9 - If A and B are any events in a sample space S and...Ch. 9.9 - Bayes’ theorem says that if a sample space S is a...Ch. 9.9 - Events A and B in a sample space S are independent...Ch. 9.9 - Events A, B, and C in a sample space S are...Ch. 9.9 - Suppose?????. What is????Ch. 9.9 - Suppose P(XY)=1/3 and P(Y)=1/4. What is P(XY) ?Ch. 9.9 - The instructor of a discrete mathematics class...Ch. 9.9 - a. Prove that if A and B are any events in a...Ch. 9.9 - Suppose that A and B are events in a sample space...Ch. 9.9 - An urn contains 25 red balls and 15 blue balls....Ch. 9.9 - Redo exercise 6 assuming that the urn contains 30...Ch. 9.9 - A pool of 10 semifinalists for a job consists of 7...Ch. 9.9 - Prove Bayes’ theorem for n=2. That is, prove that...Ch. 9.9 - Prove the full version of Bayes’ theorem.Ch. 9.9 - One urn contains 12 blue balls and 7 white balls,...Ch. 9.9 - Redo exercise 11 assuming that the first urn...Ch. 9.9 - One urn contains 10 red balls and 25 green balls,...Ch. 9.9 - A drug-screening test is used in a large...Ch. 9.9 - Two different factories both produce a certain...Ch. 9.9 - Three different supplier.-X, Y. and Z-provide...Ch. 9.9 - Prove that if A and B are events in a sample space...Ch. 9.9 - Prove that if P(AB)=P(A)P(B),P(A)0 , and P(B)0 ,...Ch. 9.9 - A pair of fair dice, one blue and the other gray,...Ch. 9.9 - Suppose a fair coin is tossed three times. Let A...Ch. 9.9 - If A and B are events in a sample space S and AB=...Ch. 9.9 - Prove that if A and B are independent events in a...Ch. 9.9 - A student taking a multiple-chuice exam does not...Ch. 9.9 - A software company uses two quality assurance (QA)...Ch. 9.9 - A coin is loaded so that the probability of heads...Ch. 9.9 - Describe a sample space and events A,B, and C,...Ch. 9.9 - The example used to introduce conditional...Ch. 9.9 - A coin is loaded so that the probability of heads...Ch. 9.9 - Suppose that ten items are chosen at random from a...Ch. 9.9 - Suppose the probability of a false positive result...Ch. 9.9 - Empirical data indicate that approximately 103 out...Ch. 9.9 - A person takes a multiple-choice exam in which...Ch. 9.9 - In exercise 23 of Section 9.8, let Ck be the event...Ch. 9.9 - Use conditional probability to analyze exercise 20...
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