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Probability Distributions
8.1 Binomial distributions 1.Find the following probabilities: Ex. p=0.4 n=10 r=6 (a) p=0.7 n=8 r=5
n r

P( x r ) Cr p (1 p)
n r

P( x r ) nCr p r (1 p)nr
P( x=5 ) =

P( x=6 ) =

(b) p=0.2 n=5 r=3

(c) p=0.3 n=12 r=8

n r

P( x r ) Cr p (1 p)
n r

P( x r ) nCr p r (1 p)nr
P( x=8 ) =

P( x=3 ) =

2. Ex. The probability that Ali late for school is 0.1. find the probability that Ali late for school for 2 out of 5 school days.

(a)The probability that Ali late for school is 0.2. find the probability that Ali late for school for 3 out of 5 school days.

(b)The probability that Ali wins in a game is 0.7 . find the probability that Ali will win 4 out of 6 games played.

(c) The probability that Ali wins in a game is 0.8. find the probability that Ali will win 5 out of 7 games played.

8.2 Mean , variance and standard deviation of a Binomial Distributions 3. Find the following values of , 2 , and Ex. n=40 , p=1/4 (a) n=60 , p= 1/2

n=100 , p=1/5

n=60 , p=1/3

4. Ex . A die is tossed 100 times. Find the mean and the standard deviation of getting the number 5

(a)A die is tossed 400 times. Find the mean and the standard deviation of getting the number 6

(b)A die is tossed 500 times. Find the mean and the standard deviation of getting the number 1 or 3

(c)A die is tossed 200 times. Find the mean and the standard deviation of getting the number an even number.

5. Ex. A piece is tossed 600 times. Find the mean , variance and standard deviation of getting head

(a) A piece is tossed 500 times. Find the mean , variance and standard deviation of getting tail

(b)A box contains 2 white cards , 5 blue cards and 3 yellow cards. A card is picked randomly from the box with replacement. This process is repeated 100 times. Find the mean and standard deviation of getting a white card.

(c)A box contains 4 white cards , 6 blue cards and 2 yellow cards. A card is picked randomly from the box with replacement. This process is repeated 400 times. Find the mean and standard deviation of getting a white card.

8.3 Normal Distributions

Find the following probability 6.Ex. P ( z 0.3 ) (a) P ( z 0.8 )

(b) P ( z 1.3 )

(c) P ( z 2.3 )

7. Ex P ( z 0.6)

(a) P ( z 0.9)

(b) P ( z 1.2)

(c) P ( z 0.75)

8. Ex. P( z 0.8 )

(a) P( z 1.2 )

(b) P( z 2.4 )

(c) P( z 0.85 )

9. Ex. P( z 0.5)

(a) P( z 0.9)

(b) P( z 1.2)

(c) P( z 0.85)

10. Ex. P (0.2 z 1.2)

(a) P (0.3 z 0.9)

(b) P (0.65 z 1.4)

(c) P (0.5 z 1.5)

11.Ex. P( 0.5 z 0.2 )

(a) P( 1.3 z 0.5 )

(b) P( 0.9 z 0.4 )

(c) P( 1.5 z 0.8 )

12. Ex. P( 0.5 z 0.2 )

(b) P( 0.8 z 1.2 )

(c) P( 1.4 z 0.25 )

(d) P( 1.2 z 1.2 )

8.4 Standardised variable , Z ( z score)

13. Ex. The mean and standard deviation of a normal distribution are 8 and 2 respectively. Find the z-score if x=15 (a) The mean and standard deviation of a normal distribution are 10 and 4 respectively. Find the z-score if x=14

(b) The mean and standard deviation of a normal distribution are 75 and 25 respectively. Find the z-score if x=115

(c) The mean and standard deviation of a normal distribution are 100 and 40 respectively. Find the z-score if x=160

14. The mean and variance of a normal distribution are 30 and 400 . Find the z-score if x = 28.5

(a)The mean and variance of a normal distribution are 12 and 1 . Find the z-score if x = 10.5

(b)The mean and variance of a normal distribution are 40 and 225 . Find the z-score if x = 35

(c)The mean and variance of a normal distribution are 60 and 144 . Find the z-score if x = 48

8.5 Determine the probability of an event 15. EX The mass of pupils in a school have a normal distribution with mean 50 kg and a standard deviation of 8 kg. A pupil is chosen at random, calculate the probability that his mass is more than 60 kg (a) The height of pupils in a school have a normal distribution with mean 150 kg and a standard deviation of 10 kg. A pupil is chosen at random, calculate the probability that his mass is more than 155 kg

(b) The scores of pupils in a school have a normal distribution with mean 60 and a standard deviation of 16. A pupil is chosen at random, calculate the probability that his mass is less than 56

(c)The scores of pupils in a school have a normal distribution with mean 60 and a standard deviation of 10. A pupil is chosen at random, calculate the probability that his mass is less than 65

16. The mass of the fish in a pond have a normal distribution with mean 7 50 g and a standard deviation of 200g. A fish is chosen at random, calculate the probability that its mass is between 600 g and 1000g.

(a) The mass of the fish in a pond have a normal distribution with mean 40 g and a standard deviation of 8g. A fish is chosen at random, calculate the probability that its mass is between 36 g and 48g

(b) The mass of the durians from an orchard has a normal distribution with mean 2.50 kg and a standard deviation of 1 .4 kg. A durian is chosen at random, calculate the probability that its mass is between 2.0 kg and 2.8 kg

(c)The mass of the durians from an orchard has a normal distribution with mean 2.4 kg and a standard deviation of kg. A durian is chosen at random, calculate the probability that its mass is between 2.0 kg and 2.8 kg