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  • Feb 27, 2004, 11:34 AM
    Zeboy
    Probability
    Two numbers are selected from the integers 1 to 11 inclusive, repetition being allowed.Find the probability that,
    (a) Both are prime
    (b) Both are powers of 2
    (c) One is a prime and the other is a power of 2
  • Mar 26, 2004, 10:54 AM
    MathMaven53
    Re: Probability
    There are five primes between 1 and 11 inclusive:
    2,3,5,7,11

    The probability of picking any integer between 1 and 11
    inclusive is 1/11 so the probability of picking a prime
    between 1 and 11 inclusive is 5/11
    Allowing for repetition; the probability of picking two
    such primes is (5/11)^2 = 25/121

    There are four powers of two between 1 and 11
    inclusive. They are 1 = 2^0,2,4,84/11
    So the probability of picking a such a power of
    two is 4/11
    Allowing for repetition; the probability of picking two
    such powers of two is (4/11)^2 = 16/121

    The probability of picking a prime and then a power of
    two if these numbers lie between 1 and 11 inclusive and allowing for repetition is (5/11)(4/11)=20/121
  • Mar 1, 2007, 05:32 PM
    loloca
    The Probability That A Sloth Airlines Flight Will Be On Time Is 2/15. What Is The Probability That A Flight Will Be Late?
  • Mar 2, 2007, 12:48 AM
    Capuchin
    loloca, you might get an answer if you start your own post.

    Asterisk, rating a post 3 years after it was posted! Classy! :p

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