A college library has four copies of a certain book; the copies are numbered 1, 2, 3,
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A college library has four copies of a certain book; the copies are numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Two of these are selected at random. The first selected book is placed on 2-hr reserve, and the second book can be checked out overnight.
a. Construct a tree diagram to display the 12 outcomes in the sample space.
b. Let A denote the event that at least one of the books selected is an even-numbered copy. What outcomes are in A?
c. Suppose that copies 1 and 2 are first printings, whereas copies 3 and 4 are second printings. Let B denote the event that exactly one of the copies selected is a first printing. What outcomes are contained in B?
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Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
ISBN: 9780495118732
3rd Edition
Authors: Roxy Peck, Chris Olsen, Jay L. Devore
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