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EXERCISE 2

MATH 506 – Theory of Probability

MidTerm, AY 2019 – 2020

John Paul C. Lim

Name : _________________________ Score : _________
MAMT-1301
Section : _________________________ Date : _________

General Direction: Read and analyze the following statements or problems

comprehensively. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

I. Encircle the letter of the best answer. (2 pts. each)

1. Which of the following cannot be a probability value?
2
A. (0.99)4 C.
3
B. 88/100 D. (0.5)-1

2. The probability that both Vic and Ric can solve a certain puzzle is 0.95. The
probability that Vic alone can solve the same puzzle is 0.98. What is the
probability that Ric can solve the puzzle given that Vic does?
A. 0.9361 C. 0.9310
B. 0.9694 D. 0.9496

3. Three cards are drawn from a deck of 52 cards without replacement. Find the
probability that all are the same color?
A. 0.2353 C. 0.3325
B. 0.3523 D. 0.2335

4. A fair coin is tossed 3 times. Find the probability of getting either 3 heads or 3
tails.
A. 1/8 C. 3/8
B. 1/2 D. 1/4

5. A bag contains 4 white balls and 5 black balls. Four balls are drawn in
succession and not replaced. Find the probability that the first two balls are
white and the last two balls are black.
A. 3/63 C. 5/63
B. 4/63 D. 6/63

6. A committee of 4 is to be selected by lot from a group of 6 men and 4 women.

What is the probability that it will consist exactly of 2 men?
A. 2/7 C. 3/7
B. 1/7 D. 4/7

7. An urn contains 5 white balls, 4 black balls and 3 red balls. If 3 balls are
drawn simultaneously, find the probability that all are white balls.
A. 1/20 C. 1/22
B. 1/21 D. 1/23
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8. The probability of getting a credit in an examination is . If three students
3
are selected at random, what is the probability that at least one of them got a
credit?
A. 0.3037 C. 0.4037
B. 0.25 D. 0.4407
9. A player tosses a fair die. If a prime number that occurs he wins that number
of dollars, but if a non – prime number occurs, he loses that number of
dollars. Is the game favorable to the player? Find his expected winnings if he
play the game.
1
A. C. 1
6
1 5
B. − D.
6 6
10. A marksman hits 75% of all his targets. What is the probability that he will
hit exactly 4 of his 10 shots?
A. 0.01622 C. 0.004055
B. 0.4055 D. 0.00162
11. One letter is taken from each of the words PARALLEL and LEVEL at random.
What is the probability of getting the same letter?
A. 1/5 C. 3/20
B. 1/20 D. 3/4
12. Two people are chosen randomly from 4 married couples. What is the
probability that they are husband and wife?
A. 1/4 C. 1/7
B. 3/4 D. 3/7

13. Suppose that an antique jewelry dealer is interested in purchasing a gold

necklace for which the probabilities are 0.22, 0.36, 0.28 and 0.14,
respectively, that she will be able to sell it for a profit of $250, sell it for a
profit of $150, break even, or sell it for a loss of $150. What is her expected
profit?
A. $100 C. $92
B. $88 D. $74

14. The waiting time, in hours, between successive speeders spotted by a radar
unit is a continuous random variable with cumulative distribution function
defined by
0 x0
F (x ) =  if . Find the probability of waiting less than 12
1 − e −8 x
x0
minutes between successive speeders using the cumulative distribution
function of X.
A. 0.7189 C. 0.7891
B. 0.7198 D. 0.7981

15. The waiting time, in hours, between successive speeders spotted by a radar
unit is a continuous random variable with cumulative distribution function
defied by
0 x0
F (x ) =  if .
1 − e x0
−8 x

Find the probability of waiting less than 12 minutes between successive

speeders using the probability density function of X.
C. 0.7189 C. 0.7891
D. 0.7198 D. 0.7981
16. Find a formula for the probability distribution of the random variable X
representing the outcome when a single die is rolled once.
1 1
A. f ( x ) = where x = 1,2,3,4,5,6 C. f ( x ) = where x = 1,2,3,4,5,6
6 x
1 x
B. f ( x ) = where x = 1,2,3,4,5,6 D. f ( x ) = where x = 1,2,3,4,5,6
6− x 6

17. A certain federal agency employs three consulting firms (A, B, and C) with
probabilities 0.40, 0.35, and 0.25, respectively. From past experience it is
known that the probabilities of cost overruns for the firms are 0.05, 0.03,
and 0.15, respectively. Suppose a cost overrun is experienced by the agency.
What is the probability that the consulting firm involved is company C?
A. 0.5551 C. 0.5115
B. 0.5015 D. 0.5515

18. Suppose that the probabilities are 0.4. 0.3, 0.2, and 0.1, respectively, that 0,
1, 2. or 3 power failures will strike a certain subdivision in any given year.
Find the mean of the random variable X representing the number of power
failures striking this subdivision.
A. 1.00 C. 0.05
B. 0.50 D. 0.5110

19. Suppose that the probabilities are 0.4. 0.3, 0.2, and 0.1, respectively, that 0,
1, 2. or 3 power failures will strike a certain subdivision in any given year.
Find the variance of the random variable X representing the number of
power failures striking this subdivision.
A. 1.00 C. 0.051
B. 0.015 D. 0.110

20. On a laboratory assignment, if the equipment is working, the density

function of the observed outcome, X. is
2(1 − x ) 0  x 1
f (x ) =  if
0 elsewhere
Find the variance and standard deviation of X.
A. 0.5556 C. 0.1111
B. 0.0556 D. 0.2500

Prepared:

Dr. RENSON A. ROBLES

Math 507 Professor