Suppose you are looking for a new car and have narrowed down your decision down to a Mustang, but can’t decide on the exact color, transmission, engine, or options package. There are three sizes of engine (3.0 liters, 3.8 liters, and 4.6 liters), two transmissions (standard and automatic), five colors you like (black, silver, red, yellow, and green), and three option packages (GL, Sport, and XL). With all these possible choices, you want to know how many different Mustangs there are from which you must choose. How many different Mustangs are possible?
How many 5-digit numbers can be formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, if repetition of digits is not allowed?
License plates are made using 2 letters followed by 3 digits. How many plates can be made if repetition of letters and digits is allowed?
According to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, 49.65% of Texas residents were male. Consider the experiment of selecting ten Texans at random. If you are interested in determining the probabilities of selecting x males, is this a binomial probability distribution? And if so, what are the values of n, p, and q?
Evaluate the given expression.

Suppose the probability of your hitting the bull’s-eye on a dartboard is 0.06. What is the probability of getting exactly two bull’s-eyes when you throw five darts?
In a randomly generated sequence of 24 binary digits (0s and 1s), what is the probability that exactly half of the digits are 0?
There are 9 members on a board of directors. If they must elect a chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer, how many different slates of candidates are possible?
When dealing with the occurrence of more than one event, what multiplication process can be used to easily determine all possible combinations without listing the entire sample space?
According to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, 49.65% of Texas residents were male. If one Texan was selected at random in 2000, what is the probability she was female?
Evaluate the given expression.

Did you find these answers helpful?