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This document contains 7 multiple choice questions about probability and discrete random variables. Question 1 asks about whether the number of customers entering a store between 9 AM and noon is a discrete random variable, to which the answer is True. Question 2 asks if different possible values in a discrete distribution are mutually exclusive, to which the answer is True. The remaining questions ask about calculating probabilities related to binomial and Poisson distributions.

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HomeworkCh4 22

This document contains 7 multiple choice questions about probability and discrete random variables. Question 1 asks about whether the number of customers entering a store between 9 AM and noon is a discrete random variable, to which the answer is True. Question 2 asks if different possible values in a discrete distribution are mutually exclusive, to which the answer is True. The remaining questions ask about calculating probabilities related to binomial and Poisson distributions.

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HomeworkCh4.

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Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.

1) The random variable, number of customers entering a store between 9 AM and noon, is an example of a discrete
random variable.

2) When a single value is randomly chosen from a discrete distribution, the different possible values are mutually
exclusive.

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

3) A sales rep for a national clothing company makes 4 calls per day. Based on historical records, the following
probability distribution describes the number of successful calls each day:

Successful Calls Probability


0 0.10
1 0.30
2 0.30
3 0.20
4 0.10

The expected number of successful sales calls per day is:


A) 1.90 B) 2.00 C) 1.15 D) 2.50

4) A package delivery service claims that no more than 5 percent of all packages arrive at the address late.
Assuming that the conditions for the binomial hold, if a sample of size 10 packages is randomly selected, and
the 5 percent rate holds, what is the probability that exactly 2 packages in the sample arrive late?
A) 0.0746 B) 0.2347 C) 0.9884 D) 0.0439

5) A package delivery service claims that no more than 5 percent of all packages arrive at the address late.
Assuming that the conditions for the binomial hold, if a sample of size 10 packages is randomly selected and the
5 percent rate holds, what is the probability that at least of 2 packages will be delivered late?
A) 8.6% chance B) 7.5% chance C) 2.5% chance D) 4.3% chance

6) If cars arrive to a service center randomly and independently at a rate of 5 per hour on average, what is the
probability of 0 cars arriving in a given hour?
A) 0.0000 B) 0.1755 C) 0.0500 D) 0.0067

7) If cars arrive to a service center randomly and independently at a rate of 5 per hour on average, what is the
probability that exactly 5 cars will arrive during a given hour?
A) 0.6160 B) 0.1277 C) 0.1755 D) Essentially zero

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