Answer to Question #345040 in Statistics and Probability for Mpho

Question

What is the probability of getting a perfect square from the numbers 1 to 100?

A.

1/4

B.

1/10

C.

1/25

D.

1/5

E.

None of the above

The probability that two events, A and B, will both occur is represented by the following multiplication rule:

A.

P(A ∩ B) = P(A│B) × P(B)

B.

P (A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B)

C.

P(A ∩ B) = P(B│A) × P(B)

D.

Both B and C.

E.

None of the above

Answer 1

1. Perfect squares: $1,4,9,16,25,36,49,64,81,100.$

The probability of getting a perfect square from the numbers 1 to 100 is

$$\dfrac{10}{100}=\dfrac{1}{10}$$

B. 1/10

2.

A.

P(A ∩ B) = P(A│B) × P(B)