Problem
A spider eats three flies a day. Until he fills his quota, he has an even chance of catching any fly that attempts to pass. A fly is about to make the attempt. What are the chances of survival, given that five flies have already made the attempt today?
Problem
A stationery store has decided to accept a large shipment of ball-point pens if an inspection of 20 randomly selected pens yields no more than two defective pens. Find the probability that this shipment is...
accepted if 5% of the total shipment is defective.
not accepted if 15% of the total shipment is defective.
Problem
Samuel Pepys wrote Isaac Newton to ask which of three events is more likely: that a person get (a) at least 1 six when 6 dice are rolled (b) at least two sixes when 12 dice are rolled, or (c) at least 3 sixes when 18 dice are rolled. What is the answer?
A. (a) is more likely than (b) and (c)
B. (b) is more likely than (a) and (c)
C. (c) is more likely than (a) and (b)
D. (a), (b), and (c) are equally likely