Circuit Training – Probability Distributions and Random Variables Name _______________________

Directions: Begin in cell #1. Show the work necessary to answer the question. Search for your answer.
Call that cell #2. Continue in this manner until the circuit completes (gets back to the beginning). A
calculator is more than helpful on many, many of these problems.
# ___1___ Answer: 0.4213

Ms. Cornelius tracks her 4th block attendance. What is the probability that 24 students are in
attendance on an average day?

Number of students ≤ 20 21 22 23 24 25
Probability 0.01 0.26 0.35 0.21 0.02

# _______ Answer: 0.2127

To get out of jail in Monopoly you have three tries to roll “doubles”. Given that the chance of rolling
doubles is 1/6, what is the probability that you will get out of jail in three tries (or fewer)?

# _______ Answer: 1.25

There was an old lady who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she didn’t know what to do. The
children’s average allowance was $1.35 with a standard deviation of $0.42. The old lady decided to
increase each child’s allowance by $0.12. What is the new average allowance (in dollars)? ___________
What is the new standard deviation (in dollars)? ___________ To advance in the circuit, locate the sum of
the new average allowance and the new standard deviation. _______________

# _______ Answer: 7.14

Company Statica produces widgets. The mean time to produce widget A is 8.12 minutes with a
standard deviation of 1.07 minutes. The mean time to produce widget B is 13.96 minutes with a
standard deviation of 2.71 minutes. Let T equal the difference in the times to produce widget A and
widget B. What is the mean of T?

# _______ Answer: 2.91

In a package of 8 expired batteries, three are dead. You chose 2 batteries at random. What is the
expected number of good batteries you get?

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 # ______ Answer: 0.15

Find the expected value of this probability distribution.

𝑥 0 1 2 3 4
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥) 0.10 0.11 0.22 0.33

# _______ Answer: 0.186

The heights of ten-year-old girls follow a Normal distribution with mean 56.4 inches and standard
deviation of 2.7 inches. The difference between heights of girls and boys is Normally distributed with
mean 0.7 inches (girls are taller) and standard deviation 4.7 inches. What is the standard deviation of
the heights of boys, to the nearest tenth of an inch?

# _______ Answer: 2.44

Find the standard deviation of the random variable.

𝑦 10 15 20 30
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑦) 0.30 0.40 0.10 0.20

# _______ Answer: 0.0078

A study estimated that only 93% of drivers have a valid driver’s license. The state highway patrol sets
up a road block to check for unlicensed drivers. How many vehicles can they expect to stop before they
find an unlicensed driver?

# _______ Answer: 0.885

In the game “Lucky 7” you win if you randomly select a blue marble from a bag of seven marbles, two of
which are blue. What is the probability of winning this game four times if you play 10 rounds of the
game?

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 # ______ Answer: 0.3439

Archer can hit the bull’s-eye 48% of the time. Assume that each shot is independent of the previous
shots. What is the probability that he shoots 10 arrows and gets at least 7 bull’s-eyes?

# _______ Answer: 5.84

Company Statica produces widgets. The mean time to produce widget A is 8.12 minutes with a
standard deviation of 1.07 minutes. The mean time to produce widget B is 13.96 minutes with a
standard deviation of 2.71 minutes. Let T equal the difference in the times to produce widget A and
widget B. What is the standard deviation of T?

# _______ Answer: 0.104

The weights of adult male chihuahuas are normally distributed with a mean of 7.2 pounds and a
standard deviation of 0.95 pounds. If four chihuahuas are selected at random, what is the standard
deviation of the sum of their weights (in pounds)?

# _______ Answer: 1.30

There was an old lady who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she didn’t know what to do. The
children’s average allowance was $1.35 with a standard deviation of $0.42. The old lady decided to cut
each child’s allowance in half. What is the new mean (in dollars)? __________ What is the new standard
deviation (in dollars)? To advance in the circuit, search for the sum of the new mean and the new
standard deviation. ______________

# _______ Answer: 9.49

A coffee roaster determines that 12% of their 1-pound bags are underfilled. 1-pound coffee bags are
shipped 20 to a box. What is the probability that a randomly selected box has more than 3 underfilled
1-pound bags?

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 # ______ Answer: 1.89

A geometric distribution is always __________________________________.

If “skewed left” go to 0.014.

If “skewed right” go to 1.30.
If “Normal” go to 1.90.
If “uniform” go to 14.

# _______ Answer: 14

A charitable organization calls potential donors. Only 10% of potential donors will give over $1000
when asked. What is the probability that a caller working on behalf of the charitable organization will
get a donation for over $1000 by the fourth call?

# _______ Answer: 3.8

In the game “Lucky 7” version 2.0, you win by randomly selecting a blue marble from a bag of seven
marbles, two of which are blue. However, in this version, everyone is a winner! You randomly select
(and replace) a marble until you pull a blue marble. What is the probability you will win on your fourth
try?

# _______ Answer: 1.9

The weights of adult male chihuahuas are normally distributed with a mean of 7.2 pounds and a
standard deviation of 0.95 pounds. Approximately what is the probability that a male chihuahua
selected at random from a sample of 600 male chihuahuas weighs more than 9.5 pounds?

# _______ Answer: 0.141

A charitable organization calls potential donors. Only 10% of potential donors will give over $1000
when asked. Find the standard deviation of the distribution of the number of donors called before
finding someone who will give over $1000.

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