In: Statistics and Probability
Dylan made 3 ham sandwiches and 2 Turkey sandwiches and put them in a paper bag. at lunchtime Dylan will randomly select 1 sandwich from the bag, and then Johnny will randomly select 1 sandwich from the bag.
Find the following probabilities. Show your
work.
P(Dylan gets ham AND Johnny gets turkey)
P(Dylan gets turkey AND Johnny gets turkey)
Ham sandwiches = 3
Turkey sandwiches = 2
Total = 5
(a)
Selection 1: Dylan = Ham sandwich.
P(Dylan = Ham sandwich) = 3/5 = 0.6
After Dylan select 1 Ham sandwich:
Ham sandwith = 2
Turkey sandwich = 2
Total = 4
Selection 2: Johnny = Turkey sandwich
P(Johnny = Turkey sanswich) = 2/4 = 0.5
So,
P(Dylan gets ham AND Johnny gets turkey) = 0.6 X 0.5 = 0.3
(b)
Selection 1: Dylan = Turkey sandwich
P(Dylan = Turkey sandwich) = 2/5 = 0.4
After Dylan selects 1 Turkey sandwich:
Ham sandwich = 3
Turkey sandwich = 1
Total = 4
Selection 2: Johnny = Turkey sandwich
P(Johnny = Turkey sandwich) = 1/4 = 0.25
So,
P(Dylan gets turkey AND Johnny gets turkey) = 0.4 X 0.25 = 0.1