Ian Exequiel C.

Castro
STEM-11B

1.The probabilities that a surgeon operates on 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 patients in any one day are 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.20 and
0.20, respectively.

NUMBER OF PATIENTS PROBABILITY

The Histogram for the Probability Distribution of
3 0.15 the Discrete Random Variable Number of Patients

4 0.2 0.3
5 0.25 0.25
PROBABILITY

6 0.2 0.2 0.25

7 0.2 0.15 0.2 0.2 0.2
0.1 0.15
0.05
0
3 4 5 6 7
NUMBER OF PATIENTS

2. The probabilities that a customer buys 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 items in a convenience store are 0.32, 0.12, 0.23, 0.18 and 0.15
respectively.

The Histogram for the Probability

NUMBER OF ITEMS PROBABILITY Distribution of the Discrete Random
Variable Number of Items
2 0.32
PROBABILITY

3 0.12 0.4
4 0.23 0.2 0.32 0.12 0.23 0.18 0.15
5 0.18 0
6 0.15 2 3 4 5 6
NUMBER OF ITEMS

3. The probabilities that a student will borrow 1, 2, 3, or 4 books are 0.45, 0.30, 0.15, and 0.10, respectively

The Histogram for the Probability Distribution of

NUMBER OF BOOKS PROBABILITY the Discrete Random Variable Number of Books
1 0.45 0.6
PROBABILITY

2 0.30 0.4
0.45
3 0.15 0.2 0.3 0.15 0.1
4 0.10 0
1 2 3 4
NUMBER OF BOOKS
4. The probabilities that a bias die will fall as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 ½, 1/6, 1/12, 1/12, 1/12, and 1/12, respectively

NUMBER OF PROBABILITY
BIAS DIE The Histogram for the Probability Distribution of the Discrete
1 0.5 Random Variable Number of Bias Die

2 0.16 0.6
3 0.08

PROBABILITY
0.4 0.5
4 0.08
5 0.08
0.2
6 0.08
0.16 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
NUMBER OF BIAS DIE

5. The probabilities that a depositor will invest P100,000, P250,000, Or P180,000 are 1/4, ¼, and ¼, respectively

NUMBER OF INVEST PROBABILITY The Histogram for the Probability Distribution of the
Discrete Random Variable Number of Invest
P100,000 0.25
P250,000 0.25 0.3
P180,000 0.25 0.25
0.25 0.25 0.25
PROBABILITY

0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
100000 250000 180000
NUMBER OF INVESTS
1. Four coins are tossed. Let Z be the random variable representing the number of heads that occur. Find he values
of the random variable Z.
Possible Random Number
Outcome Variable of Heads Probability Histogram of Probability Distribution of
P(Z) Descrete Random Variable (Z)
HHHH 4 4 1/2 5
HHHT 3 3 3/8
HHTH 3 3 2/8 4
HTHH 3 3 3/8 3
THHH 3 3 3/8 2
HHTT 2 2 1/4
TTHH 2 2 1/4 1
HTHT 2 2 1/4 0

HHHH
HHHT

TTTT
TTTH
TTHH

THTH
HTTH
HHTT

THHT
HTTT
THTT
TTHT
HHTH

HTHT
HTHH
THHH
THTH 2 2 1/4
HTTH 2 2 1/4
THHT 2 2 1/4
HTTT 1 1 1/8 Series1
THTT 1 1 1/8
TTHT 1 1 1/8
TTTH 1 1 1/8
TTTT 0 0 0
2 . A shipment of the computers contains two that are slightly defective. If a retailer receives three computers at
random, list the elements of the sample space S using the letters D and N for defective and non-defective computer,
respectively. To each sample point assign a value x of the random variable X representing the number of computers
purchased by the retailer which slightly defective.

Possible Random Number of

Outcome Variable Defective Probability
P(S) Computer
DDN 2 2 2/3
DND 2 2 2/3 Histogram of Probability Distribution of
NDD 2 2 2/3 Descrete Random Variable (S)
NND 1 2 2/3 2.5
NDN 1 1 1/3
DNN 1 1 1/3 2
NNN 0 0 0

Probability
1.5

0.5

0
DDN DND NDD NND NDN DNN NNN
Possible Outcome

3. Let T be a random variable giving the number of heads in three tosses of a coin. List the elements of the sample
space S for the three tosses of coin and assign a value to each sample point.

Possible Random Number

Outcome Variable of Heads Probability Histogram of Probability Distribution of
P(T) Descrete Random Variable (T)
HHH 3 3 1/2 4
HHT 2 2 1/3
Probability

3
HTH 2 2 1/3
2
THH 2 2 1/3
1
HTT 1 1 1/6
THT 1 1 1/6 0
TTH 1 1 1/6 HHH HHT HTH THH HTT THT TTH TTT
TTT 0 0 0 Possible Outcome