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Did you attempt this problem on your paper?   Role  // Type of vehicle Midrange Cars Sports Cars SUV Truck Faculty 29 7 24 11 Student 126 41 183 98           Given the information in the table, answer the following. a) How many faculty were interviewed? b) How many of those interviewed drove Sports Cars to school? c) What is the probability that if a random student were selected, they would tell you they drove a truck? d) What is the probability that a random faculty member is selected, they would tell you they drove a truck? e) Compare the last two answers and explain any conclusions you can draw.

Match the descriptions of the probability experiment to the distribution it forms.

Match the descriptions of the probability experiment to the distribution it forms.

Suppose Gabby records the number of shots she needs to take until she makes a free throw.  If we assume each shot is independent, would the results after 10 shots form a binomial distribution?  Explain why or why not.

Did you attempt this problem on your paper?   Sebastian is rolling an unfair six-sided die where the probability of rolling a 3 is 24%.  Suppose he rolls this die 15 times and keeps count of the number of 3s that are rolled. a) What is the probability that at the end of the 15 rolls, Sebastian has rolled 3 six times exactly? b)  What is the probability that at the end of the 15 rolls, five or fewer 3s are rolled? c)  What is the probability that at the end of the 15 rolls, Sebastian has rolled at least ten 3s?

A July 2011 Pew Research survey suggests that 27% of adults say they regularly get news through Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites. What’s the probability that in a random sample of 10 people at most 1 of them get their news through social networking sites?

Determine whether this table represents a probability distribution.  Explain your choice to receive credit.   x P(x)  0 0.2 1 0.15 2 0.15 3 0.5  

Your greenhouse site should have which two of the following characteristics? 

Trusses are the fundamental vertical support structure of a greenhouse, which supports the weight of the roof.

What city was the home to the first greenhouse in the United States?