Question 1

In a certain community, 15% of the families have no children,

20% have 1, 35% have 2, and 30% have 3 children; suppose
further that each child is equally likely (and independently) to
be a boy or a girl.
If a family is chosen at random from this community, then B,
the number of boys, and G, the number of girls, write the joint
probability mass function in tabular form.
 Solving the probability values,
For B=0
For B=1
1 1
P(1, 0) = (0.20) = 0.1
1 2
2
2 1
P(1, 1) = (0.35) = 0.175
1 2
3
3 1
P(1, 2) = (0.30) = 0.1125
1 2
Tip: To get the values,
For B=2 assume a binomial
2 1
2 distribution, b(x;n,p)
P(2, 0) = (0.35) = 0.0875 (n = total children,
2 2
x = number of boys, and
3 p = likelihood of a boy
3 1
P(2, 1) = (0.30) = 0.1125 to occur = 0.5) and
2 2
multiply these values
3 with their respective
3 1 probability of having n
For B=3 P(3, 0) = (0.30)
3 2
= 0.0375
children.
Question 2

A random variable X, which represents the weight (in ounces)

of an article, has a density function given by f(x),
8 8 9
= 10 9 10
0
(a) Calculate the mean and variance of the random variable X .
(b) The manufacturer sells the article for a fixed price of $2.00. He
guarantees to refund the purchase money to any customer who finds
the weight of his article to be less than 8.25 oz. His cost of production
is related to the weight of the article by the relation x/15 + 0.35. Find
the expected profit per article.
A.
=9

B.

= 81.17

= 0.17

C.

.
= +. + . + . ( )
.

= $0.9875