Assigned Monday 7/2:

Read section 6.5.

Complete the following problems:

5.5: 62

6.2: 10ab(i-iii)

6.3: 3, 10, 18

6.4: 3, 5, 8, 20 , 25 (Note change here - on Monday I posted problem 4 instead of problem 3. Please do problem 3, not problem 4.)

Essay question due 7/9:

Note: You are welcome to use any resources to solve these questions. Just be sure to write your solution in your own words and reference sources that you use.

Suppose a class consists of fifty people. What is the probability that two of these people have the same birthday? (Ignore leap years - so assume a year has 365 days.)

Be sure to explain your reasoning carefully.

Assigned Friday 7/6:

Read section 6.6.

Complete the following problems:

5.6: 33

6.4: 11, 27, 28, 33

6.5: 1, 2, 5, 6, 12 For 12d please sketch a Venn diagram illustrating your solution. For an example see the bottom of p. 271. Note that all probabilities in the diagram should sum to one.

Also answer this problem:
Let an experiment consist of flipping a coin twice and observing the results of the two flips. Give an example of two independent events in this experiment.