Math 113 - Technology Project 3
Gathering Data
Group Members
1. __________________________
2. __________________________
3. __________________________
Project
We are going to use the computer to perform some
simulations. In each case perform at least fifty simulations before finding
the average value or chance
of something happening. Things will go quicker if you have two of the partners
do the simulations and the third person enter the results into Minitab.
Follow the Minitab instructions under the
technology exercises link on the website for information about how to do
the simulations.
- A couple plans to have children until they
have at least two girls and two boys. How many kids should they expect
to have before
getting at least two
of each sex?
- Four couples at a dinner party play a board game after the
meal. They decide to play as teams of two and to select the teams randomly.
How likely is it
that every person will be teamed with someone other than the person he or
she came to the party with?
- Jalen Rose of the Chicago Bulls had a 40.6%
field goal shooting percentage last season. During one game, he made 4 field
goals in a row and the announcer
said "He's hot tonight! He's in the zone!" Jalen averages 19 field
goal attempts per game. Is it unusual for him to make four or more field goals
in a row during a game?
- A new electronics store holds a contest to attract shoppers. Once an hour
someone in the store is chosen at random to play the Music Game. Here's how
it works. An ace and four other cards are shuffled and placed face down on
the table. The customer gets to turn cards over one at a time, looking for
the ace. The person wins $100 worth of free CDs or DVDs if the ace is the
first card, $50 if it is the second card and $20, 10, or $5 if it is the third,
fourth, or fifth card chosen. What is the average dollar amount of music the
store will give away?
- What is the probability of getting exactly two cards that
match (one pair) when you draw a five card poker hand? Do not count hands
with two pairs, full
houses, three of a kind, or four of a kind.