In: Statistics and Probability
Prob 1 Using a standard deck of cards, calculate the following probabilties. (denote your answers in decimals) a) drawing
a) red queen
b) drawing two red queens
c) drawing a diamond or a king
d) drawing a red card or a black card
e) Are queens and kings mutually exclusive?
N = number of cards in a standard deck = 52.
Number of king cards = 4
Number of queen cards = 4
Number of red cards = 26
Number of black cards = 26.
Number of diamond cards = 13
Number of king cards = 4
Number of red queens = 2
a) P ( drawing a red queen ) = 2 / 52 = 1/26
b ) P ( drawing two red queen ) = 2C2 / 52C2 = 1/1326=0.00075
c) A : drawing a diamond
P( A ) = 13/ 52 = 1/4
B: Drawing a king card
P ( B) = 4/52 = 1/13
P(Drawing a king of diamond) = = 1/52.
P ( drawing a diamong or king card ) = P ( A U B)
P( Drawing a diamond or a king) = 0.3076
d) C : drawing a Red Card
P ( Drawing a Red Card)= P ( C) = 26/52. =0 .5000
D : drawing a Black card
P (Drawing a black cards) = P(D) = 26/52 = 0.5000
Since C and D are mutually exclusive events.
P ( Drawing a red or a black card) = P ( C U D ) = P(C) + P(D)
= 0.5000 + 0.5000
= 1
P ( Drawing a red or a black card) = 1
e) E : drawing a king card
P ( E ) = 4 / 52 = 1/13
F : drawing a queen card
P(F) = 4/52 = 1/13.
Hence E and F are mutually exclusive.