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Probability and Statistics

Supplemental Questions
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1.

A store sells five different items. The number of each item available
for sale on one day and their prices are shown in this table:

Item number

Number of items

Item cost

20

$15.00

1
3

15

20

10

$10.00
$8.00

$10.00
$12.00

The average cost of all items on this day is most nearly:

$11.30
$15.00
$11.00
$12.30

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A store sells five different items. The number of each item available
for sale on one day and their prices are shown in this table.

Item number

Number of items

Item cost

20

$15.00

1
3

15

20

10

$10.00
$8.00

$10.00
$12.00

The median cost of the items for sale on this day is most nearly:
$11.00
$10.50
$10.00
$11.30

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point

3.

Strength tests on four batches of concrete show them to fail at 81,

78, 86, and 95 ksi. The standard deviation of this sample is most
nearly:

6.4 ksi
7.4 ksi
8.4 ksi
9.4 ksi

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point

4.

Six scientists are eligible for a research cruise, but only three spots

are available. The number of different combinations of scientists is:

18
20
22
24

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point

5.

A combination lock consists of three letters chosen from the

alphabet of 26 letters. If none of the letters can be used more than

once, the number of possible combinations is:
78
2600
12400
15600

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point

6.

A bag contains 52 balls lettered from a to z and A to Z (i.e.

uppercase or lowercase letters). One ball is withdrawn. What is the

probability that the ball will have a letter that is lower case or
earlier in the alphabet than d (or D)?
0.62
0.56

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0.50
0.12

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7.

Seven coins are tossed at one time. What is the probability that
exactly four heads or exactly three tails are tossed?
0.27
0.35
0.50
0.55

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point

8.

The waiting times on hold for a call to a customer service

department are observed to have the following probability

distribution:

Number of calls, x

Waiting time, minutes, f(x)

0
4

10

15

10

10

The expected value of the waiting time for a random call is most
nearly:
7.3 minutes

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9.2 minutes
11.5 minutes
15.0 minutes

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point

9.

20% of a particular brand of light bulbs fail in one year. What is the
probability that three bulbs out of a random collection of 8 bulbs
fail in one year?
0.01
0.12
0.15
0.20

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point

10.

The speed limit on a road is 60 mph. The actual speeds of cars are

measured and found to be normally distributed with a mean value

of 63 mph and a standard deviation of 5 mph. Approximately what

percentage of cars exceed the speed limit by more than 10 mph?
5.0%
6.2%
7.3%
8.1%

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point

11.

Batches of a chemical contain random amounts of lead with a

mean value of 6.0 mg and a standard deviation of 2.0 mg. If 50

batches are prepared, the probability that their average amount of

lead is greater than 6.5 mg is:
3.6%
4.2%
5.6%
6.2%

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point

12.

Thirty workers in a factory were polled to determine their

preferred room temperature. Their average preferred temperature

was 72.0F. Assuming that the preferred temperature of the entire

factory of workers is normally distributed with a standard deviation

of 3.0F, the upper and lower 95% confidence levels for the true
preferred temperature for all workers are:
71.0F and 73.0F
71.5F and 72.5F
70.9F and 73.1F
69.9F and 74.1F

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A data series consist of four points as tabulated below:

The correlation coefficient between the two variables is most

nearly:

0.88
0.91
0.95
0.99

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14.

A data series consist of four points as tabulated below:

The equation for the linear regression line through the data is:
y = 0.84x + 2.76
y = 2.76x + 0.84

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y = 0.84x - 2.76
y = 2.76x - 0.84

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