Seminar 2

Probability problems

1. Let X be the event: number of Heads when flipping a coin for 3 times. Draw the
distribution of the random variable X.

2. Suppose that

3. Suppose we have an urn with 10 balls numbered from 1 to 10. We extract 2 balls without
replacement. Find the following probabilities:

a) If A = 1st ball is even and B =2nd ball is odd. What is P(B/A)=?

b) If A = 1st ball is even and B =2nd ball is greater than 5. What is P(AUB)=?

c) Repeat a) and b) if the extraction is with replacement.

4. We are rolling a pair of dice. Use EXCEL to draw the distribution of the random variable Y,
where Y= sum of the 2 dice is a prime number.

5. From a deck of 52 cards we are picking 1 card at random. Find the probability of the
following events.

a) The card is prime and black

b) The card is a diamond or a 7

c) The card is an even club

6. If A and B are two dependent events. We know that P(A/B) = .2, P(A)= .7 and P(B)= .6.
What is P(B/A) =? What is P(AUB)=?