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The Addition Rule
Mutually Exclusive EventsTwo events A and B are mutually
exclusive if A and B cannot occur at the same time.
EX: Decide if the events are mutually exclusive:EVENT A EVENT B
Randomly selecting a 20 year old student
Randomly selecting a student with blue eyes
Randomly selecting a vehicle that is a Ford
Randomly selecting a vehicle that is a Toyota
Randomly selecting a JACK from a deck of cards
Randomly selecting a FACE card from a deck of cards
The Addition RuleThe Probability that Event A OR Event
B will occur is:P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A and B)
If A and B are mutually exclusive, then:
P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)
EX: Find each Probability14.A math conference has an attendance of
4950 people. Of these, 2110 are college profs and 2575 are female. Of the college profs, 960 are female.a) Are the events “selecting a female” and “selecting a college prof” mutually exclusive?b) The conference selects people at random to win prizes. Find the probability that a selected person is a female or a college prof.
a) Rolling a 5 or a number greater than 3.
b)Rolling a number less than 4 or an even number.
c) Rolling a 2 or an odd number.
18. You roll a die. Find each Probability
Additional Topics in Probability & Counting
Permutation:… an ordered arrangement of objects.
The number of different permutations of n distinct objects is n!
n! = n(n – 1)(n – 2)(n – 3)….(3)(2)(1)NOTE: 0! = 1
Permutations of n objects taken r at a time…Notation: nPr
nPr = n!
(n – r)!
ORDER MATTERS!!!
EXAMPLES20. Eight people compete in a
downhill ski race. Assuming that there are no ties, in how many different orders can the skiers finish?
A psychologist shows a list of eight activities to her subject. How many ways can the subject pick a first, second, and third activity?
Distinguishable PermutationsThe number of distinguishable
permutations of n objects, where n1 are of 1 type, n2 are of another type, and so on… is:
n! (n1!) (n2!) (n3!) .. (nk!)
EXHow many distinguishable
permutations are there using the letters in the word ALPHA?
In the word COMMITTEE?
CombinationsA selection of r objects from a group of
n objects is denoted nCr
nCr = n!
(n – r)!r!
ORDER DOES NOT MATTER!!!
EXA three person committee is to be
appointed from a group of 15 employees. In how many ways can this committee be formed?
If 6 of the 15 employees are women, what is the probability that a randomly chosen 3-person committee is all women?