Ms. Tyson keeps a Mystery Box in her classroom. If a student meets expectations for behavior, she

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Ms. Tyson keeps a Mystery Box in her classroom. If a student meets expectations for behavior, she or he is allowed to draw a slip of paper without looking. The slips are all of equal size, are well mixed, and have the name of a prize written on them. One of the “prizes”—extra homework—isn’t very desirable! Here is the probability model for the prizes a student can win:

Prize Pencil Candy Stickers Homework pass Extra homework Probability 0.40 0.25 0.15 0.15 0.05


a. Explain why this is a valid probability model.

b. Find the probability that a student does not win extra homework.

c. What’s the probability that a student wins candy or a homework pass?

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The Practice Of Statistics

ISBN: 9781319113339

6th Edition

Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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