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Math2240 Assignment 3

This document contains 8 problems involving probabilities and distributions: 1) Computing the probability of getting at least 2 sixes when rolling a die 4 times and the probability of getting more than 3 defective parts in a sample of 10. 2) Finding the probability that the number of customers arriving between 10am-11:30am is between 10 and 15, given customers arrive on average 10 per hour. 3) Computing probabilities related to batches of components being rejected if more than a certain number in a sample are defective. 4) Computing probabilities related to lots of screws containing defective screws and cars entering a parking lot in a given minute. 5) Finding the probability of waiting less than 12.5 minutes for a

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Math2240 Assignment 3

This document contains 8 problems involving probabilities and distributions: 1) Computing the probability of getting at least 2 sixes when rolling a die 4 times and the probability of getting more than 3 defective parts in a sample of 10. 2) Finding the probability that the number of customers arriving between 10am-11:30am is between 10 and 15, given customers arrive on average 10 per hour. 3) Computing probabilities related to batches of components being rejected if more than a certain number in a sample are defective. 4) Computing probabilities related to lots of screws containing defective screws and cars entering a parking lot in a given minute. 5) Finding the probability of waiting less than 12.5 minutes for a

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MATH2240 Assignment 3

1. (a) Compute the probability of obtaining at least 2 ’sixes’ in rolling a fair dice 4 times.
(b) 10% of computer parts produced by a certain supplier are defective. What is the probability that
a sample of 10 parts contains more than 3 defective ones?

2. The number of customers arriving at a grocery store is a Poisson random variable. On average 10
customers arrive per hour. Let X be the number of customers arriving from 10am to 11 : 30am. What
is P(10 < X ≤ 15).

3. A company buys batches of n components. Before a batch is accepted, m of the components are
selected at random from the batch and tested. The batch is rejected if more than d components in the
sample are found to be defective.
(a) Find the probability that a batch which actually contains 6 defective components is rejected
when n = 20, m = 5 and d = 1.
(b) Find the probability that a batch which actually contains 9 defective components is rejected
when n = 30, m = 10 and d = 1.

4. (a) If the probability of producing a defective screw is p = 0.01, what is the probability that a lot of
100 screws will contain more than 2 defectives?
(b) If on the average, 2 cars enter a certain parking lot per minute, what is the probability that during
any given minute, 4 or more cars will enter the lot?

5. The amount of time, in minutes, that a person must wait for a bus is uniformly distributed between 0
and 15 minutes, inclusive. What is the probability that a person waits fewer than 12.5 minutes?

6. The lifetime T , in years, of an electronic component is a continuous random variable with probability
density function given by
f (t) = e−t , t ≥ 0.
(a) Find the lifetime L, which a typical component is 60% certain to exceed.
(b) If 5 components are sold to a manufacturer, find the probability that at least 1 of them will have
a lifetime less than L years.

7. Suppose that the amount of time one spends in bank is exponentially distributed with mean 10 minutes,
1
λ= .
10
(a) What is the probability that a customer will spend more than 15 minutes in the bank?
(b) What is the probability that a customer will spend more than 15 minutes in the bank given that
he is still in the bank after 10 minutes.

8. Given
X ∼ N(2, 4) and Y = 3 − 2X.
(a) Find P(X > 1).
(b) Find P(−2 < Y < 1).
(c) Find P(X > 2|Y < 1).

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