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Which of the following probabilities would most likely be established by intuitive judgment?


A) the odds of being accepted into an Ivy League college
B) the odds of being audited by the IRS in a certain year
C) the odds of the paint in your house containing lead
D) the odds of your computer being infected by a virus in the next year
E) the odds of two particular countries being at war within the next decade

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following probabilities would most likely be established by intuitive judgment?


A) the odds that the Baltimore Ravens will win the Super Bowl
B) the odds that a vaccine will successfully prevent a disease
C) the odds that my pregnant friend's baby is a girl
D) the odds that a small business started in Chicago will be successful
E) the odds that a communications major will find employment within a year of graduation

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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If I draw one card from a 52-card deck, what are the chances that it will not be a 7?


A) 12/13
B) 1/13
C) 1/7
D) 24/6,497,400
E) 5,308,416/6,497,400

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Which of the following statements expresses a probability?


A) Callista gets a 12% annual return on her investment.
B) The new shop is open from nine to five.
C) Buying brand name groceries can cost 8% more than buying the store brand.
D) On this diet, I lose two pounds per week.
E) There is a 43% chance that a donor will be found in time.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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A chess set has 16 white pieces and 16 black pieces.Half of the pieces of each color are pawns.Suppose that you are blindly removing chess pieces from a bag.What is the probability that the first two pieces you remove will be a white pawn and a black pawn (in either order) ?


A) 1/2
B) 4/31
C) 15/62
D) 47/62
E) 1/256

F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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