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A great prize is inside Box 1, 2, or 3. You choose Box 1. You are shown that Box 2 contains a rubber chicken. You are given a chance to change your choice. Should you stay with Box 1 or should you change to Box 3? Justify your answer.
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Males (in thousands) Females (in thousands) Two year colleges18662462 Four year colleges43245517 Grad School13491954 What is P(female/graduate school)? What is P(female)? What is P(four year/male)?
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MaterialRecycledNot Recycled Paper45.237.8 Metal7.213.6 Glass3.210.4 Plastic2.128.6 Other21.746.3 What is the probability that a sample of recycled waste is paper? What is the probability that a sample of recycled wasted is plastic? What is the probability that a sample of recycled waste is glass? Municipal Waste Collected (millions of tons)
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Bill Payment OnlineBy Mail Male128 Female246 A utility company asked 50 of its customers whether they pay their bills online or by mail. What is the probability that a customer pays the bill online, given that the customer is male?
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Applying Shampoo Directly to headInto hand first Male218 Female624 Researchers asked shampoo users whether they apply shampoo directly to the head, or indirectly using a hand. What is the probability that a respondent applies shampoo directly to the head, given that the respondent is female?
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A school system compiled the following information from a survey it sent to people who were juniors 10 years earlier. * 85% of the students graduated * Of those that graduated, 90% were happy with their present job * Of those who did not graduate, 60% were happy with their present job. What is the probability that a person from the junior class 10 years ago graduated from high school and is happy with their present job?
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