TEST BANK FOR Molecular Driving Forces Statistical Thermodynamics in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Nanoscience 2nd Edition By Bromberg, Dill, Stigter Converted

1. Combining independent probabilities. You have applied to three medical schools: University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), Duluth School of Mines (DSM), and Harvard (H). You guess that the probabilities you’ll be accepted are: p(UCSF) = 0.10, p(DSM) = 0.30, and p(H) = 0.50. Assume that the acceptance events are independent. (a) What is the probability that you get in somewhere (at least one acceptance)? (b) What is the probability that you will be accepted by both Harvard and D...