Question 1

The probability that a certain production process will produce a defective part is 0.20. If a box contains
12 parts, the probability that there will be 6 or 7 defective parts is _____

Response: 0.0188

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Question 2

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

A multiple-choice quiz has 15 questions, each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is the correct
answer. What is the probability that a student gets at least 1 correct answer? _____

Response: 0.9866

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Question 3

A coin is tossed 4 times, the probability that all heads and all tails will appear is _____

Response: 0.1250

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Question 4

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

A store owner complains that, on the average, 3 bottles per case of a certain brand of softdrink are
underfilled. Assuming this is correct, find the probability that a randomly chosen case of this drink will
contain at least 4 underfilled bottles. _____

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 Response: 0.3528

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Question 5

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

A multiple-choice quiz has 15 questions, each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is the correct
answer. What is the probability that a student gets 7 to 11 correct answer? _____

Response: 0.0566

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Question 6

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

In a certain city district, the need for money to buy drugs is given as the reason for 65% of all thefts.
What is the probability that exactly 2 of the next 4 theft cases reported in this district resulted from the
need for money to buy drugs? _____

Response: 0.3105

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Question 7

A coin is tossed 3 times and let X be the number of heads appearing. The probability that 1 head will
appear is _____.

Response: 0.3750

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Question 8

The probability that a certain production process will produce a defective part is 0.20. If a box contains
12 parts, the probability that it will contain 6 defective parts is _____

Response: 0.0155

Question 1

The probability that a certain production process will produce a defective part is 0.20. If a box contains
12 parts, the probability that there will be 6 or 7 defective parts is _____

Response: 0.0188

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Question 2

A coin is tossed 3 times and let X be the number of heads appearing. The probability that 1 head will
appear is _____.

Response: 0.3750

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Question 3

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

A multiple-choice quiz has 15 questions, each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is the correct
answer. What is the probability that a student gets at least 1 correct answer? _____

Response: 0.9866

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Question 4

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

On the average, 6 people per hour use an express teller machine situated inside a commercial complex.
What is the probability that, from 3:00-4:00pm on Friday, at most 4 people will use the machine? _____

Response: 0.2851

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Question 5

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

Suppose that airplane engines operate independently in flight and fail with probability 1/5. Assuming
that a plane makes a safe flight if at least one-half of its engines run, what is the probability that 2-
engine plane has a successful flight? _____

Response: 0.8192

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Question 6

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

Suppose that airplane engines operate independently in flight and fail with probability 1/5. Assuming
that a plane makes a safe flight if at least one-half of its engines run, what is the probability that 4-
engine plane has a successful flight? _____

Response: 0.9728

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Question 7

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 Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

A multiple-choice quiz has 15 questions, each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is the correct
answer. What is the probability that a student gets exactly 8 correct answers? _____

Response: 0.0131

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Question 8

A coin is tossed 4 times, the probability that all heads and all tails will appear is _____

Response: 0.1250

Question 1

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

On the average, 7 people per hour use an express teller machine situated inside a commercial complex.
What is the probability that, from 3:00-4:00pm on Friday, exactly 7 people will use the teller machine?
_____

Response: 0.1490

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Question 2

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

A multiple-choice quiz has 15 questions, each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is the correct
answer. What is the probability that a student gets at least 1 correct answer? _____

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 Response: 0.9866

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Question 3

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

A multiple-choice quiz has 15 questions, each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is the correct
answer. What is the probability that a student gets exactly 8 correct answers? _____

Response: 0.0131

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Question 4

Put your answers in 4 significant figures (e.g. 1/15 = 0.0667):

On the average, 6 people per hour use an express teller machine situated inside a commercial complex.
What is the probability that, from 3:00-4:00pm on Friday, at most 4 people will use the machine? _____

Response: 0.2851

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Question 5

A coin is tossed 3 times and let X be the number of heads appearing. The probability that 1 head will
appear is _____.

Response: 0.3750

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Question 6

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 The probability that a certain production process will produce a defective part is 0.20. If a box contains
12 parts, the probability that it will contain 6 defective parts is _____

Response: 0.0155

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Question 7

A math teacher observes that on the average 3 students came to their 8-9AM class late. The probability
that at most 2 students will be late in their 8-9AM class _____

Response: 0.4232

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Question 8

A math teacher observes that on the average 3 students came to their 8-9AM class late. The probability
5 students will be late in their 8-9AM class is _____.

Response: 0.1008

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