Dans Diner employs three dishwashers Rohan washes 40

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Dan’s Diner employs three dishwashers. Rohan washes 40% of the dishes and breaks only

Dan’s Diner employs three dishwashers. Rohan washes 40% of the dishes and breaks only 1% of those he handles. Clara and Carlos each wash 30% of the dishes. Clara breaks only 1% of hers but Carlos breaks 3% of the dishes he washes. You go to Dan’s Diner for dinner one night and hear a dish break at the sink. What’s the probability that Carlos is the one who broke it?

1 T R A P 6 1 R E T P CHA E U

1 T R A P 6 1 R E T P CHA E U L A V D E EXPECT

Game Rules: • Everybody stand up! • I’ll roll a die. You can sit

Game Rules: • Everybody stand up! • I’ll roll a die. You can sit down and keep the points, or stand try for higher points. • If a 5 rolls, everybody standing loses their points!

A card dealer offers you a game that costs $5 to play. If you

A card dealer offers you a game that costs $5 to play. If you draw the Ace of Hearts, you win $100. If you draw any other Ace, you win $10. If you draw any other Heart, you win back your $5. Any other card drawn will result in losing your $5. Would you play?

Expected Value The expected value of a random variable is its theoretical long-run average

Expected Value The expected value of a random variable is its theoretical long-run average value.

Probability Model for the card game described Outcome Payout (x) Probability P(x) Ace of

Probability Model for the card game described Outcome Payout (x) Probability P(x) Ace of Hearts $100 – 5 = $95 1/52 Ace – not Heart $10 – 5 = $5 3/52 Heart – not Ace $5 – 5 = $0 12/52 Other 36/52 $0 – 5 = -$5

A restaurant offers a special that could save you a lot of money! When

A restaurant offers a special that could save you a lot of money! When the waiter brings the check, he will also bring the 4 aces from a deck of cards. He’ll shuffle them and lay them face down on the table. You get to turn over one card. If it’s a black ace, you don’t win anything. If it’s the Ace of Hearts, you win a $20 discount. If it’s the Ace of Diamonds, you’ll get to turn over another card and if you then get the Ace of Hearts, you get a $10 discount. P(Ace of Hearts ) = P(Ace Diamonds then Ace of Hearts) = P(Ace Diamonds then Black Ace)= P(Black Ace)=

A restaurant offers a special that could save you a lot of money! When

A restaurant offers a special that could save you a lot of money! When the waiter brings the check, he will also bring the 4 aces from a deck of cards. He’ll shuffle them and lay them face down on the table. You get to turn over one card. If it’s a black ace, you don’t win anything. If it’s the Ace of Hearts, you win a $20 discount. If it’s the Ace of Diamonds, you’ll get to turn over another card and if you then get the Ace of Hearts, you get a $10 discount. Outcome Ace Hearts x P(x) $20 Ace D then Ace H No Win (black ace) $10 $0

An insurance company offers a “death and disability” policy that pays $10, 000 when

An insurance company offers a “death and disability” policy that pays $10, 000 when you die or $5000 if you are permanently disabled. It charges a premium of $50 a year for this benefit. Will it make a profit if the death rate in any year is 1 out of 1000 people and that another 2 out of 1000 people suffer from some kind of disability? Outcome Death Disability Neither Payout (x) 10, 000 5, 000 0 Probability P(x) 1/1000 2/1000 997/1000 If they are collecting $50 per policy and paying out an average of $20, then the profit is an average of $30 per policy per year.

Today’s Assignment: q. Read Chapter 16 q. HW: page 383 #1 -6

Today’s Assignment: q. Read Chapter 16 q. HW: page 383 #1 -6