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Letters and packages can take up to 2 days to be delivered by Speedipost couriers. The following table shows the percentage of items delivered at certain times after sending.

  Same day After 1 day After 2 days
Letter 40% 50% 10%
Package 15% 55% 30%

Find the probability that when a letter and a package are posted together, the letter arrives at least 1 day before the package.

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Important Questions on Probability

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The following histogram represents the results of a national survey on bus departure delay times.

Two buses are selected at random. Calculate an estimate of the probability that:

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both departures were delayed by less than 4 minutes

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The following histogram represents the results of a national survey on bus departure delay times.

Two buses are selected at random. Calculate an estimate of the probability that:

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at least one of the buses departed more than 7 minutes late.

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Praveen wants to speak on the telephone to his friend. When his friend's phone rings, he answers it with constant probability 0.6. If Praveen's friend doesn't answer his phone, Praveen will call later, but he will only try four times altogether. Find the probability that Praveen speaks with his friend:

after making fewer than three calls

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Praveen wants to speak on the telephone to his friend. When his friend's phone rings, he answers it with constant probability 0.6. If Praveen's friend doesn't answer his phone, Praveen will call later, but he will only try four times altogether. Find the probability that Praveen speaks with his friend:

on the telephone on this occasion.

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Each morning, Ruma randomly selects and buys one of the four newspapers available at her local shop. Find the probability that she buys:

the same newspaper on two consecutive mornings

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Each morning, Ruma randomly selects and buys one of the four newspapers available at her local shop. Find the probability that she buys:

three different newspapers on three consecutive mornings.

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A coin is biased such that the probability that three tosses all result in heads is 125512. Find the probability of obtaining no heads with three tosses of the coin.
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In a group of five men and four women, there are three pairs of male and female business partners and three teachers, where no teacher is in a business partnership. One man and one woman are selected at random. Find the probability that they are:

both teachers