If a
school makes a random purchase of 2 of these computers, find the probability distribution for the
number of defectives.
2. An attendant at a car wash is paid according to the number of cars that pass through. Suppose
the probabilities are 1/12, 1/12, ¼, ¼, , 1/6 and 1/6, respectively, that the attendant receives $7,
$9, $11, $13, $15, or $17 between 4:00PM and 5:00PM on any sunny Friday. Find the
attendant’s expected earnings for this particular period.
3. By investing in a particular stock, a person can make a profit in one year of $4000 with
probability 0.3 or take a loss of $1000 with probability 0.7. What is this person’s expected gain?
X 0 1 2 3
P(X=x) 8/27 4/9 2/9 ?
5. In an experiment where the probability of a success is 0.3, if you are interested in the
probability of 2 successes out of 5 trials, the correct probability is
a) 0.0774. b) 0.1600. c) 0.2613. d) 0.0016.
7. In a binomial experiment where n is the number of trials and p is the probability of success,
then the standard deviation for the resulting binomial distribution is given by
a) np b) n 1 p c) np 1 d) np1 p
16. There are 18 toys in a basket, of which 10 are cars and 8 are balls. A child randomly picks 3
toys without replacement. Let X be a random variable, the number of balls selected. What is the
distribution of X?
a. Binomial c. Normal
b. Poisson d. Hypergeometric
17. The basketball player Shaq makes 45% of the free throws he tries. Find the probability that in
the next 4 throws, he will make exactly 3 hits?
a. 0.2 b. 0.3 c. 0.4 d. 0.5
18. In DLSU, there are 9 candidates from 2 political parties, 5 from TAPAT and 4 from
SANTUGON, aiming for 6 Student Council positions. Assuming that all candidates are equally
qualified for the positions, find the probability that 3 TAPAT candidates and 3 SANTUGON
candidates will be elected for these positions.
a. 0.2865 b. 0.3589 c. 0.4768 d. 0.5556
19. An average of 0.8 accident per day occurs in a certain city. What is the probability that no
accident will occur in this city on given day?
a. 0.4493 b. 0.3980 c. 0.25 d. 0
20. Suppose that a random variable X has a normal distribution with mean 40 and standard
deviation 5. What is the probability that X is below 30?
a. 0.0228 a. 0.1587 c. 0.8413 d. 0.9772