MF4551HW Probability of Compound Events HW

1. A baseball player hits a ball at 35%

a. Find the probability of the player hitting 2 in a row.

b. Find the probability of the player missing 2 in a row.

c. Find the probability of the player hitting the first and missing the next two.

2. Find the probability of each event when rolling two dice.

a. Rolling an 8 twice in a row.

b. Rolling a double the first time and then rolling an 11 the second time.

c. Rolling lower than a 5 or lower the first time and then rolling a 7.

3. You are drawing multiple cards from a deck of 52. Find the probability of

a. Drawing 4 black cards in a row.

b. Drawing a face card and then a numbered card.

c. Drawing 4 Aces in a row.