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#1 Re: Help Me ! » Probability Problems » 2014-05-16 14:27:01

Thank you for the welcome.  And thank you for such a fast reply too.

     I have been reading and searching for days on ends that I have thought of asking for help as a last resort.  But now, i realized, I need more reading and I really need to work harder.

     Thank you very much and more power!

Sincerely,
Delsa

#2 Help Me ! » Probability Problems » 2014-05-16 14:01:35

Delsa
Replies: 46

Hi!

     I am currently taking Probability and Statistics subject at a university and I find your page very helpful.  I actually find it more comprehensible than our discussions at the university.  I would like to thank you for all these materials on probability and statistics.  They have helped me a lot and I understood most of my lessons with your help.

     However, I have a couple of problems which I did not find in any of the examples you have provided and I don`t know how to do them.  Can you please take a look and help me solve and understand them?

Problem 1:  The probability that a patient recovers from a rare blood disease is 0.4.  If 15 people are known to have contracted this disease, what is the probability that
     a.  at least 10

survive?
     b.  from 3 to 8 survive?
     c.  exactly 5 survive?

Problem 2:  On average a certain intersection results in 3 traffic accidents per month.  What is the probability that for any given month at this intersection
     a. exactly 5 accidents will occur?
     b. less than 3 accidents will occur?
     c. at least 2 accidents will occur?

     I would greatly appreciate your help regarding my problem.  Thank you very much and more power!

Sincerely,
Delsa

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