% Sample Question document for STA256 \documentclass[12pt]{article} %\usepackage{amsbsy} % for \boldsymbol and \pmb %\usepackage{graphicx} % To include pdf files! \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage[colorlinks=true, pdfstartview=FitV, linkcolor=blue, citecolor=blue, urlcolor=blue]{hyperref} % For links \usepackage{fullpage} %\pagestyle{empty} % No page numbers \begin{document} %\enlargethispage*{1000 pt} \begin{center} {\Large \textbf{Sample Questions: Counting Methods for Computing Probabilities}}%\footnote{} \vspace{1 mm} STA256 Fall 2018. Copyright information is at the end of the last page. \end{center} \vspace{5mm} \begin{enumerate} \item Using the formula for $\binom{n}{r}$ from the formula sheet, and the Multiplication Principle, prove that the number of ways that $n$ objects can be divided into $r$ subsets with $n_i$ objects in set $i$ is $\binom{n}{n_1~\cdots~n_r}=\frac{n!}{n_1!~\cdots~n_r!}$. \pagebreak \item Sample $r$ balls from a jar containing $n$ numbered balls. How many outcomes are there is the sampling is \begin{enumerate} \item With replacement? \vspace{100mm} \item Without replacement? \end{enumerate} \pagebreak \item Using the formula for $_nP_r$ from the formula sheet, and the Multiplication Principle, prove $\binom{n}{r} = \frac{n!}{r! \, (n-r)!}$. \pagebreak \item A jar contains 10 red balls and 20 blue balls. If 5 balls are randomly sampled without replacement, what is the probability of \begin{enumerate} \item All blue? \vspace{50mm} \item Two red and three blue? \vspace{50mm} \item At least one red? \pagebreak \item A jar contains 10 red balls and 20 blue balls. If 5 balls are randomly sampled without replacement, what is the probability of obtaining $k$ red balls, $k = 0, \ldots, 5$? \end{enumerate} \pagebreak \item A shipment of $n$ electronic components has $k$ defectives. If we sample $m$ components without replacement, what is the probability of observing at least one defective? \pagebreak \item In how many ways can 20 basketball players be divided into 4 teams of 5? \vspace{100mm} \item In how many ways can 6 red flags, 2 blue flags and 4 yellow flags be arranged? The flags are indistinguishable. \pagebreak \item A standard deck of 52 cards has four ``suits:" spades, diamonds, hearts and clubs. Within each suit, the face values of the 13 cards are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace. A ``hand" of poker is 5 cards, selected randomly without replacement. \begin{enumerate} \item A ``flush" is a hand with 5 cards all of the same suit. What is the probability of a flush? \vspace{65mm} \item A ``straight" is a hand in which the 5 cards are in sequence. Suit is ignored. An Ace can be either high or low. What is the probability of a straight? \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \vspace{70mm} \noindent \begin{center}\begin{tabular}{l} \hspace{6in} \\ \hline \end{tabular}\end{center} This assignment was prepared by \href{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/~brunner}{Jerry Brunner}, Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto. It is licensed under a \href{http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US} {Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License}. Use any part of it as you like and share the result freely. The \LaTeX~source code is available from the course website: \begin{center} \href{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/~brunner/oldclass/256f18} {\small\texttt{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/$^\sim$brunner/oldclass/256f18}} \end{center} \end{document}