Use the following information to answer the Questions: A company gives a new screening test to test its employees for tuberculosis (TB). The results are summarized in the following table. \[\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline \text { Test result } & \text { Has TB } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Does not have } \\ \text { TB } \end{array} \\ \hline \text { Positive } & 21 & 14 \\ \hline \text { Negative } & 4 & 140 \\ \hline \end{array}\] -If a randomly selected employee has a positive test result, what is the probability that the employee has TB?

A) 21/35 B) 35/179 C) 25/179 D) 4/144 A) 21/35 B) 35/179 C) 25/179 D) 4/144

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A pizza can be made with any of the following toppings: cheese, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, anchovies, green peppers, or olives. Doubling of any topping is not allowed. What is the probability that a randomly created three-topping pizza will contain mushrooms?

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A sample space contains three outcomes, A, B, and C. Which of the following could be a legitimate assignment of probabilities to the outcomes?

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The mean value of one trial of a carnival game is −$.05. Explain what this means.

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What is the probability of drawing three cards that are all spades from a regular (bridge) deck of cards?

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Two coins are flipped and heads or tails is recorded. The outcomes in the sample space are all equally likely.

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The length of students' college careers at Anytown University is known to be Normally distributed, with a mean length of 5.5 years and a standard deviation of 1.75 years. If a sample of size 20 is repeatedly chosen at random, what is the standard deviation _x of sample means?

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You roll two dice and record the sum shown. What is the probability of the event "the sum is greater than 2"?

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Use the following information to answer the Questions: A company gives a new screening test to test its employees for tuberculosis (TB). The results are summarized in the following table. Test result Has TB Does not have TB Positive 21 14 Negative 4 140 -If a randomly selected employee has a positive test result, what is the probability that the employee has TB?

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A pizza can be made with any of the following toppings: cheese, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, anchovies, green peppers, or olives. Doubling of any topping is not allowed. What is the probability that a randomly created three-topping pizza will contain mushrooms?

A sample space contains three outcomes, A, B, and C. Which of the following could be a legitimate assignment of probabilities to the outcomes?

The mean value of one trial of a carnival game is −$.05. Explain what this means.

What is the probability of drawing three cards that are all spades from a regular (bridge) deck of cards?

Two coins are flipped and heads or tails is recorded. The outcomes in the sample space are all equally likely.

The length of students' college careers at Anytown University is known to be Normally distributed, with a mean length of 5.5 years and a standard deviation of 1.75 years. If a sample of size 20 is repeatedly chosen at random, what is the standard deviation _x of sample means?

You roll two dice and record the sum shown. What is the probability of the event "the sum is greater than 2"?

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Exam 8: Probability: the Mathematics of Chance

A pizza can be made with any of the following toppings: cheese, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, anchovies, green peppers, or olives. Doubling of any topping is not allowed. What is the probability that a randomly created three-topping pizza will contain mushrooms?

A sample space contains three outcomes, A, B, and C. Which of the following could be a legitimate assignment of probabilities to the outcomes?

The mean value of one trial of a carnival game is −$.05. Explain what this means.

What is the probability of drawing three cards that are all spades from a regular (bridge) deck of cards?

Two coins are flipped and heads or tails is recorded. The outcomes in the sample space are all equally likely.

The length of students' college careers at Anytown University is known to be Normally distributed, with a mean length of 5.5 years and a standard deviation of 1.75 years. If a sample of size 20 is repeatedly chosen at random, what is the standard deviation x of sample means?

You roll two dice and record the sum shown. What is the probability of the event "the sum is greater than 2"?

Urban Services

Business Efficiency

Planning and Scheduling

Linear Programming

Exploring Data: Distributions

Exploring Data: Relationships

Data for Decisions

Social Choice: the Impossible Dream

The Manipulability of Voting Systems

Weighted Voting Systems

Electing the President

Fair Division

Apportionment

Game Theory: the Mathematics of Competition

Identification Numbers

Information Science

Growth and Form

Symmetry and Patterns

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The length of students' college careers at Anytown University is known to be Normally distributed, with a mean length of 5.5 years and a standard deviation of 1.75 years. If a sample of size 20 is repeatedly chosen at random, what is the standard deviation _x of sample means?