Find the probability, Mathematics

Assignment Help:

Q. Suppose Jessica has 10 pairs of shorts and 5 pairs of jeans in her drawer. How many ways could she pick out something to wear for the day? What is the probability that she picks out shorts (assuming she picks out her clothing blindfolded)?

Solution: 

Jessica could choose a pair of shorts in 10 ways or a pair of jeans in 5 ways, but she can't choose both types of clothing to wear today. Thus she can choose her clothes in 10 + 5 = 15 ways.

Since there are 10 pairs of shorts in the drawer, the probability of Jessica choosing one of them is

170_Find the probability.gif


Related Discussions:- Find the probability

Differential equation, Find the normalized differential equation which has ...

Find the normalized differential equation which has {x, xe^x} as its fundamental set

Areas related to circles in mensuration, AREAS  RELATED TO CIRCLES The...

AREAS  RELATED TO CIRCLES The  mathematical  sciences particularly  exhibit  order,  symmetry,  and limitation;  and  these  are the  greatest  forms  of the beautiful. In t

Find where the breakdown occurred and his original speed, A cyclist, after ...

A cyclist, after riding a certain distance, stopped for half an hour to repair his bicycle, after which he completes the whole journey of 30km at half speed in 5 hours.  If the bre

Index of summation - sequences and series, Index of summation - Sequences a...

Index of summation - Sequences and Series Here now, in the i is termed as the index of summation or just index for short and note that the letter we employ to represent

1trig, how do you find the tan, sin, and cos.

how do you find the tan, sin, and cos.

Ways for 30 identical balls can be distributed among 4 boys, In how many w...

In how many ways 30 identical balls can be DISTRIBUTED among 4 boys?? Ans) Let they get a,b,c,d respectively. You requireto find the non negative integral results of a+b+c+d=3

Queuing Theory, A telephone exchange has two long distance operators.The te...

A telephone exchange has two long distance operators.The telephone company find that during the peak load,long distance calls arrive in a poisson fashion at an average rate of 15 p

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd