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Introduction To Mathematical Modelling

Question
CBSEENMA9003994

Refer to Q.2, Exercise 14.2. What is the empirical probability that an engineer lives: (i) less than 7 km from her place of work? (ii) more than or equal to 7 km from her place of work? (iii) within 1 half km from her place of work?

Solution

Total number of female engineers = 40
(i) Number of female engineers whose distance (in km) from their residence to their place of work is less than 7 km = 9.
∴ Probability that an engineer lives less than 7 km from her plae of work = 9 over 40.

(ii) Number of female engineers whose distance (in km) from their residence to their place of work is more than or equal to 7 km = 31.

∴Probability that an engineer lives more than or equal to 7 km from her place of residence  equals 31 over 40.

Aliter: Probability that an engineer lives more than or equal to 7 km from her place of residence = 1 – probability that an engineer lives less than 7 km from her place of work equals 1 minus 9 over 40 equals 31 over 40

(iii) Number of female engineers whose distance (in km) from their residence to their place of work is within 1 half space space km space equals space 0 comma
therefore  Probablity  that an engineer lives within 1 half space km from her place of work = 0 over 40 equals 0.