An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (6th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-13411-421-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13411-421-7

Chapter 2 Probability - 2.2 Sample Spaces and the Algebra of Sets - Questions - Page 19: 13

Answer

The sample outcomes contained in the event “Shooter wins with a point of 9” are \[S=\left\{ \left( 9,9 \right),\text{ }\left( 9,\text{ no }7\text{ or no }9,\text{ }9 \right),\text{ }\left( 9,\text{ no }7\text{ or no }9,\text{ no }7\text{ or no }9,\text{ }9 \right),\text{ }.... \right\}\]

Work Step by Step

In the game of craps, the shooter rolls two dice and wins with a point of 9. His first roll is 9 and he must roll the dice again and again, as often as is necessary until the initial sum, 9 is repeated (shooter wins) and no 7’s are rolled (shooter loses). In order for the shooter to win with a point of 9, one of the following sequences of sums must be rolled: (9,9), (9,2,9), (9,3,9), (9,4,9), (9,5,9), (9,6,9), (9,8,9), (9,10,9), (9,11,9), (9,12,9), (9,2,2,9)……… Therefore, the sample space of the event “Shooter wins with a point of 9” can be written as: \[S=\left\{ \left( 9,9 \right),\text{ }\left( 9,\text{ no }7\text{ or no }9,\text{ }9 \right),\text{ }\left( 9,\text{ no }7\text{ or no }9,\text{ no }7\text{ or no }9,\text{ }9 \right),\text{ }.... \right\}\]
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