Answer:
a) FFFF, FVFF, FFVF, FFFV,
FVFV, FFVV,FVVF,VVFF,
VFVF, VFFF,VFFV,FFVV
VVVV, VFVV, VVFV, VVVF
b) FVFF, FFVF, FFFV,VFFF
c) VVVV or FFFF
d) FFFF, FVFF, FFVF, FFFV, VFFF
e) FFFF, FVFF, FFVF, FFFV,VFFF, VVVV
Step-by-step explanation:
For this case, we define some notation:
F= mortgage classified as fixed rate
V= mortgage classified as variable rate
A sample of 4 mortgages has been chosen.
Part a
We have 2*2*2*2= 16 possible combinations shown below:
FFFF, FVFF, FFVF, FFFV,
FVFV, FFVV,FVVF,VVFF,
VFVF, VVFF,VFFV,FFVV
VVVV, VFVV, VVFV, VVVF
Part b
Identify the outcomes when exactly three of the selected mortgages are fixed-rate
We must verify from the outcomes listed in part a how many feature exactly three F's. The suitable combinations are:
FVFF, FFVF, FFFV, VFFF
Part c
What are the outcomes when all four mortgages are identical?[TAG_65]]
Here, we have merely two matching values: VVVV or FFFF
Part d
Identify outcomes when at most one of the four is variable-rate mortgage.
We need to verify in the possible outcomes from part a) how many include at least one V. After analysis, the valid combinations are:
FFFF, FVFF, FFVF, FFFV, VFFF
Part e
The union represents all four mortgages are of the same classification or the outcomes where at most one among the four is a variable-rate. Thus, we are seeking outcomes VVVV and FFFF, along with combinations featuring one V (FVFF, FFVF, FFFV, VFFF) leading to the union:
FFFF, FVFF, FFVF, FFFV,VFFF, VVVV