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3.1 Exercise 4

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A number is randomly selected between 1 to 10. Describe the sample space S, identify each of the following events with a subset of S, and compute its probability (an outcome is the number selected).

  1. Event F = the outcome is 5.
  2. Event A = the number is more than 6.
  3. Event B = the number is odd.
  4. The complement of B.
  5. A GIVEN B.
  6. B GIVEN A.
  7. A OR B.
  8. A’ OR B.
  9. Event P = the outcome is a composite number.
  10. Event M = the number is a multiple of 3.

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