Based on probability and if it is appropriate for a decision

Last updated: 5/27/2023

Based on probability and if it is appropriate for a decision to be left up to chance choose every situation that is both statistically fair an morally fair Situation 1 Situation 2 A high school student is deciding whether to first clean his room or do his homework He decides by picking a tile at random from a bag of lettered tiles If he picks a consonant he will clean his room and if he picks a vowel he will do his homework Situation 3 There are four candidates eligible for a vacancy at a company Ignoring qualifications and experience the recruitment manager decides which candidate to hire by writing their names on pieces of paper shuffling the papers and drawing one at random Five cousins are deciding which board game to play They each write their preferred game on a different section of a spinner that has five equally sized sections They spin the spinner and will play the game written on the section where the spinner lands To determine who can choose the spot for a picnic Kate picks a tile at random Situation 4 from a collection of five tiles numbered 2 through 6 Kate chooses the spot if she picks a prime number and Charles chooses if Kate picks a composite number Five roommates all want to attend an event but they only have four invites To decide who will attend they shuffle a set of five cards consisting of four aces and a king Each roommate is randomly dealt a card The ones dealt an ace will attend Situation 5 the event