1. A recent survey reported in BusinessWeek dealt with the salaries of CEOs at large corporations and...

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A recent survey reported in BusinessWeek dealt with thesalaries of CEOs at large corporations and whether companyshareholders made money or lost money.

CEO Paid
More Than
$1 Million
CEO Paid
Less Than
$1 Million
Total
  Shareholders made money6        15        21     
  Shareholders lost money8        4        12     
       Total14        19        33     

If a company is randomly selected from the list of 33 studied,calculate the probabilities for the following :

(a)The CEO made more than $1 million. (Round your answersto 3 decimal places.)
  Probability  
(b)

The CEO made more than $1 million or the shareholders lostmoney. (Round your answers to 3 decimalplaces.)

  Probability  
(c)

The CEO made more than $1 million given the shareholders lostmoney. (Round your answers to 3 decimalplaces.)

  Probability  
(d)

Select 2 CEOs and find that they both made more than $1 million.(Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

  Probability  

2.

The probability a HP network server is down is .062. If you havefour independent servers, what is the probability that at least oneof them is operational? (Round your answer to 6 decimalplaces.)

  Probability  

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1 a P The CEO made more than 1 million 1433 0424 So Answer is Probability 0424 b P The CEO made more than 1 million or the shareholders lost money P The    See Answer
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