A tile is selected from seven tiles, each labeled with a different letter from the first seven letters of the alphabet. The letter selected will be recorded as the outcome. Consider the following events. Event X: The letter selected comes before "D". Event Y: The letter selected is found in the word "CAGE". Give the outcomes for each of the following events. If there is more than one element in the set, separate them with commas. (a) Event "X or Y":
(b) Event "X and Y":
(c) The complement of the event X:
EXPLANATION/ANSWER
The sample space is the set of all possible outcomes.
In this case, the sample space is , A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
The event X is "The letter selected is found in the word "BEAD"."
The outcomes in this event are A, B, D, and E.
The event Y is "The letter selected comes after "D"."
The outcomes in this event are E, F, and G.
(a) Event "X or Y"
Outcomes in the event "
X or Y" are any outcomes from event X along with any outcomes from event Y.
So the outcomes in the event "X or Y " are A, B, D, E, F, and G. Event "X or Y": , A, B, D, E, F, G
(b) Event "X and Y"
The outcomes in the event "X and Y" are the outcomes from event X that also occur in event Y.
So the outcome in the event "X and Y" is E. Event "X and Y": E
(c) The complement of the event X
The complement of the event X is the event consisting of all possible outcomes not in the event X.
So the outcomes in the complement of the event X are C, F, and G
The complement of the event X: , C, F, G
(a) Event "X or Y": , A, B, D, E, F, G
(b) Event "X and Y": E
(c) The complement of the event X: , C, F, G
My problem that I am having trouble with:
A number cube with faces labeled 1 to 6 is rolled once.
The number rolled will be recorded as the outcome.
Consider the following events.
Event A: The number rolled is odd.
Event B: The number rolled is less than 4
Give the outcomes for each of the following events.
If there is more than one element in the set, separate them with commas.
(a) Event"A or B":
(b) Event"A and B":
(c) The complement of the event B: