MATH 425 Midterm: Midterm 1 Winter 2013
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Electronic devices brought into the room should remain in a closed bag on the oor, and penalties will be applied if this rule is violated. For example, no cell phone usage for the duration of the exam, please! 1: while a driver is using a cell phone, he is three times more likely to get into an accident than if he were not using the phone. 2: a person has 8 friends, of whom 5 will be invited to a party. 4: anne and bob decide to have children until they have both a boy and a girl. Supposing each is equally likely, and births are independent, nd the chance that they end up with exactly 4 children. 5: in a poker game, a 5 card hand is dealt from a shu ed deck of 52 cards. Any red cards (hearts or diamonds) are then discarded.
