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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Answer the question.
1) Focus groups of 12 people are randomly selected to discuss products of the Famous Company. It is determined
that the mean number (per group) who recognize the Famous brand name is 6.8, and the standard deviation is
0.56. Would it be unusual to randomly select 12 people and find that greater than 10 recognize the Famous
brand name?
A) Yes

B) No

Assume that X has a normal distribution, and find the indicated probability.
2) The mean is m = 15.2 and the standard deviation is s = 0.9.
Find the probability that X is greater than 16.1.
A) 0.1587

B) 0.1357

C) 0.1550

D) 0.8413

C) 0.4107

D) 1.0847

3) The mean is m = 22.0 and the standard deviation is s = 2.4.

Find the probability that X is between 19.7 and 25.3.
A) 0.3370

B) 0.7477

Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times. Use the binomial probability
formula to find the probability of x successes given the probability p of success on a single trial.
4) n = 13, x = 8 , p = 0.5
A) 0.1571

B) 0.0039

C) 0.2042

D) 0.2357

Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number of girls selected, x. The
probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of x are summarized in the given table. Answer the question using
the table.
x(girls)
0
1
2
3
4

Probabilities of Girls
P(x) x(girls) P(x) x(girls)
0.000
5
0.122
10
0.001
6
0.183
11
0.006
7
0.209
12
0.022
8
0.183
13
0.061
9
0.122
14

P(x)
0.061
0.022
0.006
0.001
0.000

5) Find the probability of selecting exactly 5 girls.

A) 0.022

B) 0.122

C) 0.001

D) 0.061

C) 0.999

D) 0.994

6) Find the probability of selecting 2 or more girls.

A) 0.001

B) 0.006

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Determine whether the given procedure results in a binomial distribution. If not, state the reason why.
7) Rolling a single die 39 times, keeping track of the numbers that are rolled.
A) Not binomial: there are more than two outcomes for each trial.
B) Procedure results in a binomial distribution.
C) Not binomial: the trials are not independent.
D) Not binomial: there are too many trials.
8) Choosing 5 people (without replacement) from a group of 23 people, of which 15 are women, keeping track of
the number of men chosen.
A) Procedure results in a binomial distribution.
B) Not binomial: there are more than two outcomes for each trial.
C) Not binomial: there are too many trials.
D) Not binomial: the trials are not independent.
Estimate the indicated probability by using the normal distribution as an approximation to the binomial distribution.
9) A product is manufactured in batches of 120 and the overall rate of defects is 5%. Estimate the probability that a
randomly selected batch contains more than 6 defects.
A) 0.5871

B) 0.4168

C) 0.0832

D) 0.4641

Find the indicated probability.

10) The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268 days and a standard deviation
of 15 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at least 300 days?
A) 0.0166

B) 0.9834

C) 0.4834

D) 0.0179

11) A study conducted at a certain college shows that 53% of the school's graduates find a job in their chosen field
within a year after graduation. Find the probability that among 9 randomly selected graduates, at least one
finds a job in his or her chosen field within a year of graduating.
A) 0.111

B) 0.999

C) 0.997

D) 0.530

Find the mean of the given probability distribution.

12) A police department reports that the probabilities that 0, 1, 2, and 3 burglaries will be reported in a given day
are 0.50, 0.42, 0.07, and 0.01, respectively.
A) 1.09

B) 0.25

C) 0.59

D) 1.50

B) 1.52

C) 1.42

D) 1.69

13)
x
0
1
2
3
4

P(x)
0.17
0.40
0.24
0.12
0.07

A) 1.59

Find the mean, m, for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round answer to the nearest tenth.
14) n = 756; p = .7
A) m = 527.7

B) m = 530.5

C) m = 530.9

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D) m = 529.2

Find the standard deviation, s, for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round your answer
to the nearest hundredth.
15) n = 581; p = .7
A) s = 14.32

B) s = 15.17

C) s = 8.64

D) s = 11.05

For the binomial distribution with the given values for n and p, state whether or not it is suitable to use the normal
distribution as an approximation.
16) n = 41 and p = .9
A) Normal approximation is not suitable.

B) Normal approximation is suitable.

Identify the probability of each sample, and describe the sampling distribution of the sample means.
17) Personal phone calls received in the last three days by a new employee were 5, 2, and 1. Assume that samples of
size 2 are randomly selected with replacement from this population of three values.
A) 1/9; 1/9; 1/9; 1/9; 1/9; 1/9; 1/9; 1/9; 1/9

B) 1/9; 2/9; 1/9; 0/9; 1/9; 0/9; 1/9; 2/9; 1/9

C) 1/3; 1/3; 1/18; 1/6; 1/18; 1/9; 1/6; 1/18; 1/9

D) 1/8; 1/9; 1/8; 1/9; 1/8; 1/9; 1/8; 1/9; 1/8

If Z is a standard normal variable, find the probability.

18) The probability that Z lies between -0.55 and 0.55
A) -0.4176

B) -0.9000

C) 0.4176

D) 0.9000

B) 0.4884

C) 0.7557

D) 0.2211

19) P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27)

A) 1.54
Solve the problem.
20) The library is to be given 5 books as a gift. The books will be selected from a list of 17 titles. If each book
selected must have a different title, how many possible selections are there?
A) 2.964061901e+12

B) 3.556874281e+14

C) 6188

D) 742,560

21) Find the standard deviation for the given probability distribution.
x P(x)
0 0.25
1 0.13
2 0.27
3 0.08
4 0.27
A) 1.59

B) 2.29

C) 2.50

D) 1.51

22) A police department reports that the probabilities that 0, 1, 2, and 3 burglaries will be reported in a given day
are 0.55, 0.36, 0.06, and 0.03, respectively. Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution. Round
answer to the nearest hundredth.
A) 0.93

B) 0.55

C) 0.74

D) 1.05

23) In a game, you have a 1/38 probability of winning $114 and a 37/38 probability of losing $9. What is your
expected value?
A) $11.76

B) -$5.76

C) -$8.76

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D) $3.00

24) The prizes that can be won in a sweepstakes are listed below together with the chances of winning each one:
$3300 (1 chance in 8200); $1000 (1 chance in 5500); $600 (1 chance in 4100); $200 (1 chance in 2800).
Find the expected value of the amount won for one entry if the cost of entering is 56 cents.
A) $0.73

B) $0.24

C) $0.33

D) $200

25) The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.3. Find the mean number who have
immunity in samples of size 27.
A) 8.1

B) 18.9

C) 0.3

D) 13.5

26) In a certain town, 56% of voters favor a given ballot measure. For groups of 38 voters, find the variance for the
number who favor the measure.
A) 3.06

B) 9.36

C) 21.28

D) 87.67

27) A company manufactures batteries in batches of 28 and there is a 3% rate of defects. Find the standard
deviation for the number of defects per batch.
A) 0.9

B) 0.903

C) 0.917

D) 0.886

28) For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2 standard deviations below
the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the mean.
A) 97.59%

B) 0.26%

C) 2.41%

D) 4.56%

29) The amount of rainfall in January in a certain city is normally distributed with a mean of 4.3 inches and a
standard deviation of 0.3 inches. Find the value of the quartile Q 1.
A) 4.1

B) 1.1

C) 4.5

D) 4.2

30) Suppose that replacement times for washing machines are normally distributed with a mean of 10.7 years and a
standard deviation of 2 years. Find the replacement time that separates the top 18% from the bottom 82%.
A) 11.8 years

B) 12.5 years

C) 8.9 years

D) 11.1 years

31) The amount of snowfall falling in a certain mountain range is normally distributed with a mean of 108 inches,
and a standard deviation of 10 inches. What is the probability that the mean annual snowfall during 25
randomly picked years will exceed 110.8 inches?
A) 0.0026

B) 0.5808

C) 0.4192

D) 0.0808

32) The scores on a certain test are normally distributed with a mean score of 56 and a standard deviation of 2.
What is the probability that a sample of 90 students will have a mean score of at least 56.2108?
A) 0.3413

B) 0.8413

C) 0.3174

D) 0.1587

33) A final exam in Math 160 has a mean of 73 with standard deviation 7.8. If 24 students are randomly selected,
find the probability that the mean of their test scores is greater than 71.
A) 0.5036

B) 0.9012

C) 0.0008

D) 0.8962

34) The annual precipitation amounts in a certain mountain range are normally distributed with a mean of 73
inches, and a standard deviation of 16 inches. What is the probability that the mean annual precipitation during
64 randomly picked years will be less than 75.8 inches?
A) 0.9192

B) 0.0808

C) 0.5808

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D) 0.4192

35) The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 20 lb and a standard deviation
of 6. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability that the mean weight will be between 17.6 and 23.6
lb?
A) 0.0968

B) 0.4032

C) 0.6730

D) 0.3270

36) An airline experiences a no-show rate of 6%. What is the maximum number of reservations that it could accept
for a flight with a capacity of 160, if it wants the probability of accommodating all reservation holders to be at
least 95%?
A) 164

B) 166

C) 167

D) 165

Use the Poisson Distribution to find the indicated probability.

37) If the random variable x has a Poisson Distribution with mean m = 0.711, find the probability that x = 4.
A) 0.00017

B) 0.00654

C) 0.02168

D) 0.00523

38) The number of lightning strikes in a year at the top of a particular mountain has a Poisson distribution with a
mean of 3.0. Find the probability that in a randomly selected year, the number of lightning strikes is 1.
A) 0.2539

B) 0.0249

C) 0.1942

D) 0.1494

Use the continuity correction and describe the region of the normal curve that corresponds to the indicated binomial
probability.
39) The probability of no more than 51 defective CD's
A) The area to the right of 51.5

B) The area to the left of 51

C) The area to the left of 51.5

D) The area to the left of 50.5

40) The probability that the number of correct answers is between 20 and 55 inclusive
A) The area between 20 and 55

B) The area between 19.5 and 55.5

C) The area between 20.5 and 54.5

D) The area between 19.5 and 54.5

Use the given values of n and p to find the minimum usual value m - 2s and the maximum usual value m + 2s.
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41) n = 269, p =
2
A) Minimum: 122.9; maximum: 146.1

B) Minimum: 118.1; maximum: 150.9

C) Minimum: 126.3; maximum: 142.7

D) Minimum: 150.9; maximum: 118.1

Use the normal distribution to approximate the desired probability.

42) Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair die, we will obtain at exactly 30 fives.
A) .0619

B) .0871

C) .0429

D) .1871

Using the following uniform density curve, answer the question.

43) What is the probability that the random variable has a value greater than 5.4?
A) 0.2750

B) 0.3250

C) 0.2000

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D) 0.4500

44) What is the probability that the random variable has a value between 0.1 and 0.8?
A) 0.038

B) 0.088

C) 0.338

D) 0.213

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Determine whether the following is a probability distribution. If not, identify the requirement that is not satisfied.
45)
x
0
1
2
3
4

P(x)
0.09
0.37
0.20
0.15
0.19

46)
x
P(x)
0 0.240
1 0.098
2 -0.017
3 0.333
4 0.263
5 0.083
47) If a person is randomly selected from a certain town, the probability distribution for the number, x, of siblings
is as described in the accompanying table.
x P(x)
0 0.27
1 0.25
2 0.23
3 0.11
4 0.06
5 0.02
List the different possible samples, and find the mean of each of them.
48) Personal phone calls received in the last three days by a new employee were 3, 1, and 5. Assume that samples of
size 2 are randomly selected with replacement from this population of three values.
Provide an appropriate response.
49) A poll of 1300 randomly selected students in grades 6 through 8 was conducted and found that 50% enjoy
playing sports. What is the sampling distribution suggested by the given data?
50) A recent survey based on a random sample of n = 450 voters, predicted that the Independent candidate for the
mayoral election will get 25% of the vote, but he actually gets 28%. Can it be concluded that the survey was
done incorrectly?

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Answer Key
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) A
2) A
3) B
4) A
5) B
6) C
7) A
8) D
9) B
10) A
11) B
12) C
13) B
14) D
15) D
16) A
17) A
18) C
19) C
20) C
21) D
22) C
23) B
24) B
25) A
26) B
27) B
28) C
29) A
30) B
31) D
32) D
33) D
34) A
35) C
36) D
37) D
38) D
39) C
40) B
41) B
42) A
43) B
44) B
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
45) Probability distribution.
46) Not a probability distribution. One of the P(x)'s is negative.
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47) Not a probability distribution. The sum of the P(x)'s is not 1.

48) Possible samples: 3-3; 3-1; 3-5; 1-3; 1-1; 1-5; 5-3; 5-1; 5-5
Means: 3, 2, 4, 2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 5
49) It is the probability distribution of all sample proportions found for all possible samples of size 1300. It consists of all
sample proportions along with their corresponding probabilities.
50) No, because of sampling variability, sample proportions will naturally vary from the true population proportion, even
if sampling is done with a perfectly valid procedure.

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