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Question Number 3023 by Rasheed Soomro last updated on 03/Dec/15 $$\mathrm{Pl}\:\mathrm{notice}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{answer}\:\mathrm{of}\:\underset{−} {\mathrm{Q2771}},\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{have}\:\mathrm{updated}\:\mathrm{it}. \\ $$ Answered by prakash jain last updated on 04/Dec/15 $$\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{think}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{answer}\:\mathrm{should}\:\mathrm{be} \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{rectangles}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{7}×\mathrm{7}\:\mathrm{grid}\:\left(\mathrm{8}×\mathrm{8}\:\mathrm{points}\right)}{\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{ways}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{select}\:\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{points}=^{\mathrm{64}}…

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Question Number 2771 by prakash jain last updated on 26/Nov/15 $$\mathrm{64}\:\mathrm{points}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{plane}: \\ $$$$\left({x},{y}\right),\:{x}\in\left\{\mathrm{0},\mathrm{1},\mathrm{2},…,\mathrm{7}\right\},\:{y}\in\left\{\mathrm{0},\mathrm{1},\mathrm{2},…,\mathrm{7}\right\} \\ $$$$\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{points}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{chosen}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{random}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{What}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{proabability}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{lines}\:\mathrm{connecting} \\ $$$$\mathrm{them}\:\mathrm{do}\:\mathrm{not}\:\mathrm{form}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{square}\:\mathrm{or}\:\mathrm{rectangle}? \\ $$ Answered by Rasheed Soomro…

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Question Number 133821 by bramlexs22 last updated on 24/Feb/21 $$\mathrm{There}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{5}\:\mathrm{positive}\:\mathrm{numbers}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{negative}\:\mathrm{numbers}.\:\mathrm{Three}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{numbers}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{chosen}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{random} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{multiplied}\:.\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{probability} \\ $$$$\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{product}\:\mathrm{being}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{negative} \\ $$$$\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{is}\: \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{a}\right)\:\frac{\mathrm{17}}{\mathrm{33}}\:\:\:\left(\mathrm{b}\right)\:\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{34}}\:\left(\mathrm{c}\right)\:\frac{\mathrm{16}}{\mathrm{33}}\:\:\:\left(\mathrm{d}\right)\:\frac{\mathrm{16}}{\mathrm{35}} \\ $$ Answered…

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Question Number 133818 by bramlexs22 last updated on 24/Feb/21 $$\mathrm{An}\:\mathrm{urn}\:\mathrm{contains}\:\mathrm{24}\:\mathrm{balls}\::\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{white}\:,\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{black},\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{green}\:,\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{red}.\:\mathrm{If}\:\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{balls}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{drawn}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{random}\:\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{replacement} \\ $$$$.\:\mathrm{What}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{probability}\:\mathrm{that} \\ $$$$\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{least}\:\mathrm{3}\:\mathrm{different}\:\mathrm{colors}\:\mathrm{are}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{represented}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{sample}\:? \\ $$ Terms of Service…

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Question Number 133696 by Mikael_786 last updated on 23/Feb/21 $$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{test}\:\mathrm{consists}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{four}\:\mathrm{questions} \\ $$$$\mathrm{each}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{which}\:\mathrm{contains}\:\mathrm{five}\:\mathrm{alternative} \\ $$$$\mathrm{answers},\:\mathrm{one}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{which}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{correct}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{test}\:\mathrm{pass}\:\mathrm{condition}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{least} \\ $$$$\mathrm{four}\:\mathrm{correct}\:\mathrm{answers}.\:\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{student},\:\mathrm{not} \\ $$$$\mathrm{knowing}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{test}\:\mathrm{subject},\:\mathrm{scored}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{answers}\:\mathrm{randomly}.\mathrm{How}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{probability}\:\mathrm{for}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{student}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{pass}? \\…

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Question Number 2621 by Yozzi last updated on 23/Nov/15 $${If}\:{you}\:{have}\:{n}\:{non}−{parallel} \\ $$$${lines}\:{in}\:{a}\:{plane},\:{how}\:{many}\:{points} \\ $$$${of}\:{intersection}\:{are}\:{there}? \\ $$ Answered by prakash jain last updated on 23/Nov/15 $$\mathrm{Choose}\:\mathrm{any}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{lines}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{we}\:\mathrm{get}\:\mathrm{point}\:\mathrm{of}…

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Question Number 133424 by liberty last updated on 22/Feb/21 $$\mathrm{Given}\:\mathrm{10}\:\mathrm{white}\:\mathrm{balls}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{ten}\:\mathrm{black}\:\mathrm{balls} \\ $$$$\mathrm{numbered}\:\mathrm{1},\mathrm{2},…,\mathrm{10}.\:\mathrm{How}\:\mathrm{many}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{ways}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{we}\:\mathrm{choose}\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{balls}\:\mathrm{such}\:\mathrm{that} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{i}\right)\:\mathrm{no}\:\mathrm{two}\:\mathrm{chosen}\:\mathrm{balls}\:\mathrm{have}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{number} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{ii}\right)\:\mathrm{two}\:\mathrm{pairs}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{chosen}\:\mathrm{balls}\:\mathrm{have} \\ $$$$\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{number}? \\ $$ Answered by EDWIN88…

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Question Number 133420 by liberty last updated on 22/Feb/21 $$\mathrm{Let}\:\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{denote}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{event}\:\mathrm{of}\:'\mathrm{test}\:\mathrm{positive}' \\ $$$$\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{specific}\:\mathrm{experiment},\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{B} \\ $$$$\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{of}\:'\mathrm{have}\:\mathrm{cancer}'.\:\mathrm{It}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{known}\:\mathrm{that} \\ $$$$\mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{B}\right)=\mathrm{0}.\mathrm{005}\:,\:\mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{A}\mid\mathrm{B}\right)=\:\mathrm{0}.\mathrm{95}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{P}\left(\overset{−} {\mathrm{A}}\mid\overset{−} {\mathrm{B}}\right)=\:\mathrm{0}.\mathrm{95} \\ $$$$\mathrm{Suppose}\:\mathrm{someone}\:\mathrm{tests}\:\mathrm{positive}\:\mathrm{in} \\ $$$$\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{experiment}.\:\mathrm{Find}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{probability}\:\mathrm{that} \\ $$$$\mathrm{he}\:\mathrm{has}\:\mathrm{cancer}\:. \\…