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    MHB Randomly choosing job applicants

    Among 15 male applicants for a job, 9 have wives. If 3 of the males are randomly chosen for consideration, find the probability that: a) none have wives b) only 1 has a wife c) 2 have wives d) all 3 have wives is this hypergeometric distribution and if so do are each of the choices (a,b,c,d)...
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    MHB Probability of High BP & Heart Trouble in Hospital Patients

    dude I am bugging out right now can you just please give me the answers to these or plug in the individual formulas for each
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    MHB What are the formulas for solving sets A and B?

    I know what and or means I just need to know how to solve those questions, at this point it is not about "understanding" anything I just need to put this down on a formula sheet these answers so when I see this on the exam I know what to plug in like a machine, the entire semester has passed and...
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    MHB Solving using Chebyshev's theorem

    how do you solve this problem? Average of one slice contains 0.260 milligrams of vitamin b, with a standard deviation of 0.005 milligrams. According to Chebyshev's theorem, between what values must the thiamine content be of a) at least 35/36 of all slices of this bread b)at least 80/81 of all...
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    MHB What are the formulas for solving sets A and B?

    If I new I wouldn't be asking the question... Postulates for Probability - P(A) >= 0, P(S) = 1 Special Addition Rule (mutually exclusive) - If A ∩ B = ∅, then P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) General Addition Rule - P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A ∩ B) Probability and Odds (odds of A to B) - a / (a + b)...
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    MHB Math final review: counting problems

    Re: Math FINAL review I'm lost on e) I got it wrong on the quiz and tried to redo it but I guess that answer is still wrong would you mind posting how to solve / get the solution please? Also what type of question it is
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    MHB What are the formulas for solving sets A and B?

    Yes that is exactly what I am talking about
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    MHB Problem with averages and standard deviation.

    Does anyone know how to solve this? In a large city, the average retail price of a pound of grapes is $1.79, with a standard deviation of 18 cents. Between what values must be the price of at least 15/16 of all pounds of grapes sold in this city?
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    MHB Math final review: counting problems

    Can somebody please give me a heads up on if I solved these two problems correctly, I appreciate it, thank you! d) In setting up a new department, a corporation executive must select a manager from among 4 applicant, 3 clerks from among 9 applicants, and 2 secretaries from among 7 applicants...
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    MHB What are the formulas for solving sets A and B?

    Which formula's would you use to solve each set and please show the actual formulas please thank you for the help I really appreciate it as I need to know this for my final exam tomorrow, thank you! a) solving for neither set A and neither set B b) Solving for set A or Set B, but not bothc)...
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    MHB Problem with averages and standard deviation.

    exactly my point taken HOW do you solve the original question...
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    MHB Probability of High BP & Heart Trouble in Hospital Patients

    I am not positive if this question has a formula behind it because that's how terrible my math is, 1. A hospital Survey indicates that 35% of patients admitted have high blood pressure, 53% have heart trouble, and 22% have both. Find the probability that a patient admitted to this hospital has...
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    MHB Problem with averages and standard deviation.

    I got the standard deviation for that question but what does that have to do with the original question that I posted about the grapes?
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    MHB More Permutation and Combination questions

    Reviewing for my final exam can anyone please help access these problems? a) How many ways can 11 football players stand in a circular huddle? I put 11P11 b) 12 identical laptops are in the inventory of a dealer, and 2 have hidden defects. If 5 computers to be shipped are selected at random...
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    MHB Problem with averages and standard deviation.

    No this was all I was given, what type of distribution is also needed because there is an a) part which stated: using the computing formula, find the standard deviatin of the sample: 2, 6, 4, 7, 3, 1
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