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Complements and At Least One
Complement of an event A consists of all outcomes in which A does NOT occur P(A'), P(Ac) and P(A) all denote the probability of A not occurring
Complementary Rules P( A) + P( A) = 1 P( A) = 1 - P( A) P( A) = 1 - P( A)
At least One At least one is equivalent to 1 or more The complement of at least one is "None" P(at least one) + P(none) =1 P(at least one) = 1-P(none)
Example If a couple plans to have three children, what is the probability that they will have at least one girl?
The complement of "at least one" is "none: P(at least one girl)=1-P(no girls) = 1 ? P(all boys) P(all boys)= (1/2)3= 0.125 P(at least one girl) = 1 - 0.125 =0.875
If a couple plans to have five children, what is the probability that they will have at least one girl? P(at least one girl)=1-P(no girls) P(no girls)= (1/2)5=0.03125 P(at least one girl ) 1-0.03125= 0.96875
Example If you roll a die five times, what is the probability of getting at least one 6? P(at least one six)=1-P(no six) P(no six) = P(all not six) = (5/6)5 = 0.8335 = 0.401878 P(at least one six)= 1-0.401878 = 0.598122
Example A student experiences difficulties with malfunctioning alarm clocks. Instead of using one alarm clock, he decides to use three. What is the probability that at least one of his alarm clocks works correctly if each individual alarm clock has a 99% chance of working correctly? P(at least one works)=1-P(none work = 1- P(all Fail) =1- .013 =1- 0.000001 = 0.999999
Complements and At Least One
Example
In a lab there are eight technicians. Three are male and five are female. If three
technicians are selected , find the probability that at least one is female.
P(at least one female)=1-P(no female)= 1-P(all male) 321 1
P(all male) = 8 ? 7 ? 6 56
P(at least one female) = 1
1 56
55 56
0.9821
Example
There are three chemistry instructors and six physics instructors at a college. If a
committee of four instructors is selected, find the probability that of at least one of them
being a physics instructor.
P(at least one physics)=1-P(no physics)= 1-P(all chemistry)
P(all chemistry) =
3 9
?
2 8
?
1 7
?
0 6
0
P(at least one physics) = 1-0=1. It is certain! Think about the situation.
Example On a surprise quiz consisting of five true-false questions, an unprepared student guesses
each answer. Find the probability that he gets at least one correct.
P(at least one correct)=1-P(no correct)= 1-P(all wrong) P(all wrong) = (1/2)5=.03125
P(at least one correct) = 1- .03125 = 0.9687
Example
A carpool contains three kindergartners and five first-graders. If two children are ill, find
the probability that at least one of them is a kindergartner.
P(at least one kindergartner)= 1- P(no kindergartner) = 1-P(all first-graders)
P(all
first
graders)
=
5 8
?
4 7
5 14
P(at least one kindergartner) = 1
5 14
9 14
2
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