GEOG 385 Quantitative Methods Probability
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In Gibson, do exercises 3.1-3.5, 3.7-3.16, 3.18. Then do the following questions as well. Be sure to
show all work, and draw a rectangular box around your answer for each question.
1. What is the probability of drawing, from a 52 card deck, with replacement, four consecutive red
cards?
2. What is the probability of drawing, from a 52 card deck, without replacement, three queens?
3. What is the probability of rolling three consecutive fives with a dice?
4. What is the probability of rolling a six, a five, and a four in any order?
5. What is the probability of rolling either a six, five, or four in each and every one of three
consecutive tosses?
6. What is the probability of tossing a coin and getting four consecutive heads and then a tail?
7. Toss a coin 100 times, recording each observation. Report the number of heads, and the largest
run of consecutive heads or tails that was observed.
8. What is the probability of drawing four kings in a standard deck of 52 cards, without
replacement or cheating?