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Homework 1
1. Rice, Chapter 1, 20: A deck of 52 cards has been shuffled
thoroughly. What is the probability that the four aces are next to
each other?
2. Rice, Chapter 1, 60: A factory runs three shifts. In a given day,
1% of the items produced by the first shift are defective. 2% of
the 2nd shift's items are defective, and 5% of the third shift's
items are defective. If the shifts all have the same productivity,
what percentage of the items produced in a day arte defective? If
an item is defective, what is the probability that it was produced
by the third shift?
(n - k + 1)p
------------ p_{k - 1},
kq
k = 1,2,3,....
Use this relation to find P(X < 5) for n = 9000 and p = .0005.
7. In heads up Texas hold 'em (two players, each dealt two
cards), find the probability that neither is dealt a pair (two cards
of the same rank). If there are three players, what is the probability
that none have a pair?