Section PC.5 Solutions to the Practice Problems

  • a. [latex]\frac{10}{65}[/latex]
  • b. [latex]\frac{8}{65}[/latex]
  • c. [latex]\frac{51}{65}[/latex]
  • d. [latex]\frac{44}{65}[/latex]

2.

  • a. [latex]\frac{19}{81}[/latex]
  • b. [latex]\frac{10}{81}[/latex]
  • c. [latex]\frac{51}{81}[/latex]
  • d. [latex]\frac{67}{81}[/latex]

3. [latex]\frac{5}{52}[/latex]

4. [latex]\frac{2}{3}[/latex]

5. [latex]\frac{4}{13}[/latex]

6. [latex]\frac{11}{26}[/latex]

7. [latex]\frac{7}{13}[/latex]

8. [latex]\frac{1}{12}[/latex]

9. [latex]\frac{5}{7}[/latex]

10. [latex]\frac{5}{14}[/latex]

11.

  • a. [latex]\frac{5}{8}[/latex]
  • b. [latex]\frac{3}{8}[/latex]

12. 0.67

13. 0.78

14. [latex]\frac{7}{10}[/latex]

15. [latex]\frac{2}{7}[/latex]

16.

  • a. [latex]\frac{9}{11}[/latex]
  • b. [latex]\frac{5}{11}[/latex]
  • c. [latex]\frac{4}{11}[/latex]
  • d. [latex]\frac{10}{11}[/latex]

17. 0.38

18.

  • a. [latex]\frac{6}{7}[/latex]
  • b. 1

19. [latex]\frac{2}{3}[/latex]

20.

  • a. [latex]\frac{56}{200}[/latex]
  • b. [latex]\frac{3}{8}[/latex]
  • c. [latex]\frac{34}{200}[/latex]
  • d. Female nurse with bachelor's degree

21.

  • a. [latex]\frac{1}{2}[/latex]
  • b. [latex]\frac{1}{9}[/latex]
  • c. [latex]\frac{1}{6}[/latex]
  • d. [latex]\frac{1}{18}[/latex]
  • e. [latex]\frac{5}{12}[/latex]

22.

  • a. 54.7%
  • b. 32.6%
  • c. 83.7%
  • d. 45.3%

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