The Dark Side of the Force is very powerful and has cookies
The Dark Side of the Force is very powerful, and has cookies! Emperor
Palpatine researches how effective the Dark Side of the Force is among both the Jedi
and the Sith. He is interested in knowing if their place of birth has any influence on their
going to the Dark Side. The result of this research is shown in the cross tabulation table
below. Based on the data presented, answer the following questions. Reduce all
fractions to decimals and round to 2 decimal places.
Naboo Korriban Ziost Total
SITH 40 10 30 80
JEDI 30 20 70 120
TOTAL 70 30 100 200
a) What is the probability of selecting a Jedi?
b) What is the probability of selecting a Sith who was born on Naboo?
c) What is the probability of selecting a Sith or someone born on Korriban?
d) What is the probability of selecting a person who is from Ziost?
e) What is the probability of selecting a person who is a Sith and a Jedi?
Solution
a)
P(Jedi) = 120/200 = 0.6 [ANSWER]
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b)
P(Sith and Naboo) = 40/200 = 0.2 [answer]
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c)
P(Sith or Korriban) = (40+10+30+20)/200 = 0.5 [answer]
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d)
P(Ziost) = 100/200 = 0.5 [answer]
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e)
P(Sith and Jedi) = 0 [It cannot be that you are both a Sith and a Jedi!]

