Conditional Probability: Master the Concept with Interactive Quizzes

Question 1

In a survey, 60% of respondents prefer coffee, and 30% prefer tea. If 20% of those who prefer coffee also prefer tea, what is the probability that a person prefers tea given that they prefer coffee?

Accepted Answer

0.12

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0.20

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0.33

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0.50

Question 2

Define conditional probability.

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The likelihood of an event occurring given another event has already occurred

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The likelihood of an event occurring independently of any other event

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The likelihood of an event occurring multiple times

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The likelihood of an event occurring before another event

Question 3

Which condition for independent events is incorrect?

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Events A and B are mutually exclusive

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P(A ∩ B) = P(A)P(B)

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P(A|B) = P(A)

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Events A and B share the same sample space

Question 4

State Bayes' theorem.

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P(A|B) = P(B|A)P(A) / P(B)

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P(A|B) = P(B|A) + P(A)

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P(A|B) = P(B|A) - P(A)

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P(A|B) = P(A)P(B) / P(B|A)

Question 5

If P(A|B) > P(B), what can be inferred?

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P(A) > P(B)

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A and B are independent events

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A and B are mutually exclusive events

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P(B) > P(A)

Question 6

In a survey, 50% prefer coffee, 30% prefer tea, and 20% enjoy both. What is the probability of randomly selecting someone who prefers coffee or tea?

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0.8

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0.6

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1.0

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0.3

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a statistical hypothesis test that uses conditional probabilities?

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Testing the hypothesis that the mean height of males is greater than the mean height of females, given that both samples are drawn from the same population.

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Testing the hypothesis that the proportion of defective items in a production line is less than 5%.

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Testing the hypothesis that the probability of rolling a six on a fair die is 1/6.

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Testing the hypothesis that the probability of getting a job offer is independent of the applicant's gender.

Question 8

Conditional probability refers to:

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The probability of an event occurring, given that another event has already occurred.

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The probability of an event occurring, regardless of any other events.

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The probability of two events occurring simultaneously.

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The probability of an event occurring, given that another event will occur in the future.

Question 9

Two events, A and B, are considered independent if:

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The occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of the other event.

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The probability of both events occurring is greater than the sum of their individual probabilities.

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The probability of one event occurring is always greater than the probability of the other event.

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The probability of both events occurring is always 0.

Question 10

Bayes' theorem is commonly used in:

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Updating probabilities based on new information.

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Calculating the probability of an event occurring given a sequence of independent events.

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Solving problems involving two or more dependent events.

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Determining the probability of an event occurring, regardless of any other events.

Question 11

Correct: Which of the following accurately represents Bayes' theorem?

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Precise: P(A | B) = P(B | A) * P(A) / P(B)

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P(A ∩ B) = P(A) + P(B)

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P(A ∪ B) = P(A) * P(B)

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P(A | B) = P(A) / P(B)

Question 12

Multi-Step: Two fair dice are rolled. Determine the probability of obtaining a sum of 7, given that at least one of the dice shows a 4.

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Accurate: 1/4

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1/6

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1/3

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1/2

Question 13

In machine learning, which scenario demonstrates the practical use of conditional probability?

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Predicting customer purchases based on browsing history

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Creating random number sequences for simulations

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Finding optimal routes on maps

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Forecasting weather conditions for the coming week

Question 14

What is the probability of an event occurring given that another event has already occurred?

Accepted Answer

Conditional probability

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Joint probability

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Independent probability

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Dependent probability

Question 15

According to Bayes' theorem, P(A|B) represents the probability of:

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Event A occurring given that event B has occurred

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Event B occurring given that event A has occurred

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Event A and event B occurring simultaneously

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Event A occurring independently of event B

Question 16

What is the key difference between conditional and joint probability?

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Conditional probability considers the occurrence of one event relative to another, while joint probability considers the simultaneous occurrence of two events

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Conditional probability is used for prediction, while joint probability is used for description

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Conditional probability is more complex than joint probability

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There is no difference between conditional and joint probability

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of Bayes' theorem?

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The events are independent

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All possible outcomes are mutually exclusive

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The probabilities of all outcomes are known

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The events are collectively exhaustive

Question 18

How does using context change how we understand conditional probabilities?

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Context can change probabilities

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Context is not important

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Context always makes probabilities higher

Question 19

Which of the following is the correct formula for conditional probability?

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P(A | B) = P(A) x P(B)

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P(A) / P(B)

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P(A | B) = P(A) + P(B)

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P(A | B) = 1 - P(B)

Question 20

What is the purpose of Bayes' theorem?

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To calculate the probability of an event after observing another event.

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To calculate the probability of two events occurring simultaneously.

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To calculate the probability of an event occurring in the future.

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To calculate the expected value of a random variable.

Question 21

What is the probability of rolling a sum of 7 with two dice, given that the first die shows a 3?

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5/12

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1/6

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1/3

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1/2

Question 22

In a group of 100 students, 60 are male and 40 are female. If one student is selected at random, what is the probability that the student is female given that the student is not male?

Accepted Answer

3/5

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2/5

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4/5

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1/2

Question 23

In statistical inference, how does conditional probability help refine our understanding?

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It enables us to modify our initial hypothesis based on new, relevant information.

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It helps us determine the probability of an event occurring separately from other related events.

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It is not particularly relevant in statistical inference, as it only deals with the probabilities of individual events.

Question 24

Define conditional probability.

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The probability of an event occurring given another event

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The probability of an event occurring regardless of another event

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The probability of two events occurring simultaneously

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The probability of an event not occurring

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a property of conditional probability?

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P(A|B) can be greater than P(A)

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P(A|B) = P(B|A) if A and B are independent

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P(A|B) = 1 if A is a subset of B

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P(A|B) = 0 if A and B are mutually exclusive

Question 26

When are events A and B considered independent?

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P(A|B) = P(A)

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P(A|B) = P(B)

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P(A∩B) = P(A) + P(B)

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P(A|B) = 0

Question 27

What is the formula to calculate the probability of event A occurring given that event B has already occurred?

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P(A|B) = P(A ⋂ B) / P(B)

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P(A|B) = P(A) / P(B)

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P(A|B) = P(A ⋂ B)

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P(A|B) = P(B) / P(A)

Question 28

Two events, A and B, are considered independent if:

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P(A ⋂ B) = P(A) * P(B)

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P(A ⋃ B) = P(A) + P(B)

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P(A|B) = P(B)

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P(A ⋂ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ⋃ B)

Question 29

Which of the following equations represents Bayes' theorem, where A and B are events?

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P(B|A) = P(A|B) * P(B) / P(A)

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P(B|A) = P(B) / P(A)

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P(B|A) = P(A ⋂ B) / P(B)

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P(B|A) = P(A) / P(B)

Question 30

When calculating the probability of event A given event B, which of the following factors is not relevant?

Accepted Answer

Sample size

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Independence

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Conditional probability

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Prior probability

Question 31

Which of the following statements accurately describes conditional probability?

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It allows us to calculate the likelihood of events that may not be independent.

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It is not useful for predicting future events.

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It is equivalent to marginal probability.

Question 32

Which of the following best describes a conditional probability tree?

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A hierarchical diagram that illustrates the probabilities of a sequence of dependent events.

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A table displaying the probabilities of all potential outcomes.

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A graph showing the event's probability as a function of time.

Question 33

Bayes' Theorem is a method for calculating the probability of an event based on prior knowledge or conditional probabilities. Which of the following is the mathematical formula for Bayes' Theorem?

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P(A|B) = P(B|A) * P(A) / P(B)

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P(A∩B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A∪B)

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P(A) = P(B|A) / P(B)

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P(A∪B) = P(A) + P(B)

Question 34

A bag contains 3 blue balls, 2 red balls, and 1 green ball. You draw a blue ball and do not replace it. What is the probability of drawing a green ball next?

Accepted Answer

1/5

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1/10

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1/6

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1/3

Question 35

Two independent events, A and B, have probabilities P(A) = 0.6 and P(B) = 0.4. What is the probability of both events occurring?

Accepted Answer

0.24

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0.6

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0.4

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0.1

Question 36

A quality control inspector tests 100 products from a production line. If the probability of a product being defective is 0.05, what is the probability that the inspector finds exactly 3 defective products?

Accepted Answer

0.1404

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0.25

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0.005

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0.5

Question 37

A bag contains 3 red marbles and 7 blue marbles. If you randomly select one marble, what is the probability that it is red, given that you have already selected a blue marble and not replaced it?

Accepted Answer

0

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3/10

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3/7

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1/2

Question 38

A fair coin is flipped twice. What is the probability of getting heads on the second flip, given that the first flip was heads?

Accepted Answer

1/2

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1/3

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1/4

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1

Question 39

A medical test for a disease has a 90% accuracy rate. If 1% of the population has the disease, what is the probability that a person who tests positive actually has the disease?

Accepted Answer

0.082

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0.01

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0.1

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0.90

Question 40

A box contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. Two balls are drawn without replacement. What is the probability that both balls are red?

Accepted Answer

2/15

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1/6

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4/10

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1/5

Question 41

Two events, A and B, are independent. If P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.6, what is P(A and B)?

Accepted Answer

0.24

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1

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0.1

Question 42

A student is taking a multiple-choice test with 5 options per question. If the student randomly guesses the answer to each question, what is the probability of getting at least one question correct on a test with 10 questions?

Accepted Answer

0.893

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0.5

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0.1

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0.107

Question 43

Two events, A and B, are mutually exclusive. If P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.5, what is P(A or B)?

Accepted Answer

0.8

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0.15

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0.2

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0.5

Question 44

A company claims that 90% of its products meet quality standards. A random sample of 100 products is inspected. Using the normal approximation to the binomial distribution, what is the probability that at least 85 products in the sample meet the quality standards?

Accepted Answer

0.9772

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0.5

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0.0228

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0.90

Question 45

A bag contains 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. Two marbles are drawn one after the other without replacement. What is the probability that both marbles are red?

Accepted Answer

2/7

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5/8

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5/14

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25/64

Question 46

Let A and B be two events such that P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.4, and P(A|B) = 0.5. What is P(B|A)?

Accepted Answer

1/3

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1/2

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3/4

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2/3

Question 47

A disease affects 1% of the population. A diagnostic test for the disease has a 90% true positive rate (correctly identifies those with the disease) and a 5% false positive rate (incorrectly identifies those without the disease). If a person tests positive, what is the probability they actually have the disease?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 15%

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5%

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95%

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90%

Question 48

Events A and B are independent. If P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.5, what is P(A and B)?

Accepted Answer

0.15

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0.2

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0.65

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0.8

Question 49

A fair coin is flipped three times. What is the probability of getting at least two heads given that the first flip is a head?

Accepted Answer

1/2

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1/4

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1/8

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3/4

Question 50

A survey found that 60% of students own a laptop and 40% own a tablet. If 20% own both, what is the probability that a randomly selected student owns a laptop given that they own a tablet?

Accepted Answer

0.5

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0.2

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0.6

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0.4

Question 51

Which of the following statements is always true for any two events A and B?

Accepted Answer

P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B|A)

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P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B)

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P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)

Question 52

If P(A|B) = P(A), what can be concluded about events A and B?

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A and B are independent events.

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A and B are mutually exclusive events.

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P(A and B) = 1

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P(A) = P(B)

Question 53

A box contains red and blue balls. Two balls are drawn without replacement. If the probability of drawing a red ball then a blue ball is 1/4, and the probability of drawing a red ball on the first draw is 1/2, what is the probability of drawing a blue ball given that the first ball was red?

Accepted Answer

1/2

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1/4

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1/3

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3/4

Question 54

In a certain city, 30% of the people prefer coffee and 70% prefer tea. Of those who prefer coffee, 40% add sugar. Of those who prefer tea, 20% add sugar. If a randomly selected person takes sugar, what is the probability they prefer coffee?

Accepted Answer

3/8

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5/8

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2/5

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3/5