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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 WiredFaculty
therefore  Probablity  that an engineer lives within 1 half space km from her place of work = 0 over 40 equals 0.