Exercise Probability Distribution QA

Exercise Probability Distribution
1. The lifespans of people in a certain city constitute a normal distribution with a mean of 72 years and
a standard deviation of 6 years. What is the probability that a randomly selected person from the city
will live more than 75 years?
(0.3085)
2. Assume that scores on a Dental anxiety scale (ranging from 0 to 20) are normal for the general
population, with mean µ = 11 and standard deviation σ = 3.5.
a) What is the probability that a person chosen at random will score between 10 and 15 on this scale?
(0.4859)
b) What is the probability that a person chosen at random will have a score larger than 10 on this scale?
(0.6125)
c) What is the probability that a person chosen at random will have a score less than 5 on this scale?
(0.0432)
3. Let X denote the weight of newborn babies at Memorial Hospital. The weights are normally
distributed with mean µ = 8 lbs and standard deviation σ = 2 lbs.
a) What is the probability that the weight of a newborn, chosen at random from the records at Memorial
Hospital, is less than or equal to 9 lbs?
(0.6915)
b) What is the probability that the weight of a newborn baby, selected at random from the records of
Memorial Hospital, will be between 6 lbs and 8 lbs?
(0.3413)
4. A worn, poorly set-up machine is observed to produce components whose length X follows a normal
distribution with mean 20 cm and variance 2.56 cm. Calculate:
a) the probability that a component is at least 24 cm long; (0.0062)

b) the probability that the length of a component lies between 19 and 21 cm (0.4681)
5. The number of industrial injuries per working week in a particular factory is known to follow a Poisson
distribution with mean 0.5. Find the probability that
a) in a particular week there will be
(i) less than 2 accidents (0.9098)
(ii) more than 2 accidents (0.0144)
b) in a three week period there will be no accidents (0.223)

6. The mean number of typing errors in a document is known to follow a Poisson distribution with mean
1.5 per page. Find the probability that on a page chosen at random there are
a) no mistakes, (0.2231)
b) more than 2 mistakes (0.1912)
7. Consider a computer system with Poisson job-arrival stream at an average of 2 per minute. Determine
the probability that in any one-minute interval there will be
a) 0 jobs; (.135)
b) exactly 2 jobs; (.18)
c) at most 3 arrivals (0.8571)
8. Births in a hospital follow a Poisson distribution at an average rate of 1.8 births per hour.
a) What is the probability of observing 4 births in a given hour at the hospital? (0.0723)
b) What about the probability of observing more than or equal to 2 births in a given hour at the hospital?
(0.537)
9. In a box of floppy discs it is known that 95% will work. Following a Binomial distribution, a sample of
three of the discs is selected at random. Using Tree Diagram, find the probability that
a) none of the sample will work (0.000125)
b) 1 of the sample will work (0.007125)
c) 2 of the sample will work (0.135375)
d) all 3 of the sample will work (0.857375)
10. In a box of switches, it is known that 10% of the switches are faulty. A technician is wiring 30 circuits,
each of which needs one switch. Following Binomial distribution, what is the probability that
a) all 30 work (0.04239)
b) at most 2 of the circuits do not work? (0.41135)
11. The probability that a mountain-bike rider travelling along a certain track will have a tyre burst is
0.05. Applying Binomial distribution, find the probability that among 17 riders:
a) exactly one has a burst tyre (0.3741)

b) at most three have a burst tyre (0.9912)
c) two or more have burst tyres (0.2077)
12. 4. The probability that a machine will produce all bolts in a production run within specification is
0.998. A sample of 8 machines is taken at random following Binomial distribution. Calculate the
probability that
a) all 8 machines will produce all bolts within specification (0.9841)
b) 7 or 8 machines will produce all bolts within specification (0.9999)
c) at least 6 machines will produce all bolts within specification (1.0000)

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a) the probability that a component is at least 24 cm long; (0.0062)

a) in a particular week there will be

(i) less than 2 accidents (0.9098)

(ii) more than 2 accidents (0.0144)

b) in a three week period there will be no accidents (0.223)

b) more than 2 mistakes (0.1912)

b) exactly 2 jobs; (.18)

c) at most 3 arrivals (0.8571)

a) none of the sample will work (0.000125)

b) 1 of the sample will work (0.007125)

c) 2 of the sample will work (0.135375)

d) all 3 of the sample will work (0.857375)

a) all 30 work (0.04239)

b) at most 2 of the circuits do not work? (0.41135)

a) exactly one has a burst tyre (0.3741)

c) two or more have burst tyres (0.2077)

a) all 8 machines will produce all bolts within specification (0.9841)

b) 7 or 8 machines will produce all bolts within specification (0.9999)

c) at least 6 machines will produce all bolts within specification (1.0000)

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