Monday, September 27, 2010

Math Studies 2

Septmeber 27, 2010

Bell Ringer
John has a 10% chance of solving a math problem.
Kate has a 20% chance of solving a math problem.
Joan has a 30% chance of solving a math problem.

If these chances are independent what is the probability that the problem will be solves if they work together?

Agenda
1. Bell Ringer
2. Correlation of 2 variables.
3. using variables in analysis.

Objective: students will be able to construct and evaluate a 2 variable scatter plot.

Big Picture: Two variable analysis allows a person to see patterns in data that may indicate a relationship.

Question
Shawnelle has a 13% chance of solving an art problem.
Rosanna has a 26% chance of solving an art problem.
Jack has a 90% chance of solving an art problem.
If these chances are independent what is the probability that the problem will be solves if they work together?

9 comments:

  1. Shawnelle has 1-.13% = .87% chance of NOT solving of not solving the problem.

    Rosanna has 1-.26% = .74% chance of NOT solving the problem.

    Jack has 1-.90 = .10% chance of NOT solving the problem.

    Solution: 1 - (.87 x . 74 x .10) = 1 - 0.06438 = 0.93562 or around 93.5%.

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  2. alright so first i will find the probability of them NOT solving the probability
    .87 * .84 * .10 = .07308
    then i subtract: 1-.07308
    and i get .92692 so
    the probabilty of them solving the problem is
    93 percent

    hopefully i'm right!

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  3. Yes. We first have to do the opposite..

    Shawnelle - 87% not getting it
    Rosanna - 74% " " "
    Jack - 10% " " "

    Then just multiply.. (.87)(.74)(.10) = 0.06438

    Then you have to subtract THE WHOLE - P(NOT GETTING IT)

    1 - 0.06438 = 0.93562 = 0.936 (3 s.f.)

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  4. Probability of NOT solving the problem
    Shawnelle= .87
    Rosanna= .74
    Jack= .1

    (.87)(.74)(.1)
    = .0644

    1-.0644 = .936

    Answer= .936

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  5. Nice problem and explanation, Shawnelle.

    Sahwnelle has an 100-13= 87% chance of not getting it
    Rosanna has a 100-26= 74% chance of not getting it
    Jack has a 10% chance of not getting it.

    Then it's (.87)(.74)(.10)= 0.06438

    1- 0.06438 = .93562 = 93.6%

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  6. Shawnelle = 87% not getting it
    Rosana = 74% not getting it
    Jake= 10 % not getting it
    87%*74%*10%=0.06438
    1-0.06438= 0.93562
    93.6% chance of solving it

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  7. Solving = Shawnelle .13
    Rosanna .26
    Jack .90

    NOT solving
    S - .87
    R - .74
    J - .10

    multiply the NOT SOLVED probabilities and that is 0.06438

    since your whole total is 1
    subtract 0.06438 from 1 and the amswer is
    0.936 (rounding three sig. fig.)

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  8. Shawnelle-87%
    Rosanna -74%
    Jack -10%

    (.87)(.74)(.1)=0.06438
    1-0.06438=0.93562
    0.93562--> 93.6%

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  9. Probability of solving art problem
    Shawnelle- 13%
    Rosanna- 26%
    Jack- 90%

    Probability of not solving art problem
    Shawnelle- 87%
    Rosanna- 74%
    Jack- 10%

    Probability of solving art problem together
    .87x.74x.10= .064
    1 - .064= .936= 93.6%

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