This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Suzy is about to pick a cookie from a cookie jar. The cookie jar contains 4 chocolate chip, 3 ... (Read 469 times)

Cooldude101

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 557
Suzy is about to pick a cookie from a cookie jar. The cookie jar contains 4 chocolate chip, 3 vanilla, 2 ginger snap, and 1 sugar cookie. What is the probability that Suzy will not pick a vanilla cookie?
 
  a. .7
  b. .3
  c. 7
  d. 3

Question 2

Suppose you flip a fair coin five times and get a heads each time. Your friend insists that your next flip certainly will come up as tails. Is your friend correct?
 
  a. No, though the gambler's fallacy makes us think this, it is not a guarantee that the next flip will be tails.
  b. Yes, due to the gambler's fallacy.
  c. No, it probably is impossible to get tails with this particular coin.
  d. While you should get tails, you're probably more likely to get heads.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

CourtneyCNorton

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 317
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

a





 

Did you know?

Limit intake of red meat and dairy products made with whole milk. Choose skim milk, low-fat or fat-free dairy products. Limit fried food. Use healthy oils when cooking.

Did you know?

In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.

Did you know?

Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.

Did you know?

When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.

Did you know?

Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library