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Unit I

The document contains a series of probability-related questions covering definitions, theorems, and calculations involving random variables, events, and probabilities. It includes problems related to coin tosses, card draws, and the probability of defective items from different machines. Additionally, it addresses continuous random variables and their probability density functions.

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Unit I

The document contains a series of probability-related questions covering definitions, theorems, and calculations involving random variables, events, and probabilities. It includes problems related to coin tosses, card draws, and the probability of defective items from different machines. Additionally, it addresses continuous random variables and their probability density functions.

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S.

No Questions
1. Define trail and event.
2. Define probability.
3. State Baye’s theorem.
4. Define Mutually Exclusive Events.
5. State Addition theorem
6. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of two heads?

7. What is Probability?
What is the probability that a non-leap year selected at random will contain 53
8.
Tuesdays?
9. In tossing a coin, the probability of getting a head.

10. A bag contains 3 red and 4 black balls. Two draws are made with replacement. Find the
probability that both balls are red.
11. What is the chance that a leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays?

12. From a pack of 52 cards, one card is drawn at random, find the probability of a getting
a queen.
13. If𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑘𝑥 2 , 0 < 𝑥 < 3 is a pdf, find the value of 𝑘.

14. An unbiased die is tossed. Find the probability of getting a multiple of 3.

15. Three coins are tossed together. What are the sample spaces?

S.No Questions
In a bolt factory machines A, B, and C manufacture 25%, 35%, and 40% of bolts respectively.
1. Of the total of their outputs 5,4, and 2 percents are defective bolts. A bolt is drawn at random
from the product and it is found to be defective. What is the probability that it was
manufactured by A?
A box contains 8 red, 3 white, and 9 blue. 3 balls are random, determine the probability
2. that a) all are red. b) all are white c) 2 are red and 1 is white d) at least one is white e)
one of each color is drawn.
A random variable X has the following probability function Find (i) Determine the value of ′𝑎′
(ii) Find𝑃 𝑋 < 4 , 𝑃 𝑋 ≥ 4 , 𝑃 𝑋 ≥ 6 (iii) Find the distribution function of 𝑋.
Value of
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(𝑋 = 𝑥)
3.
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥) 0 a 2a 2a 3a a2 2a2 7a2+a

If the discrete random variable x has probability function given by the table
Find (i) k (ii) P X < 2 , P X ≥ 2 , P(1 < 𝑋 < 4) (iii) Find c,d,f of X.
4.
𝑋: 1 2 3 4
𝑝(𝑥) 𝑘 𝑘 𝑘 𝑘
3 6 3 6
A random variable ′𝑋′ has the following probability function
𝑋 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5. 𝑃(𝑋) 0 3a 5a 7a 9a 11a 13a 15a 17a
(i) Determine the value of ′𝑎′
(ii) Find P X < 3 , P X ≥ 3 , P(0 < 𝑋 < 5)
(iii) Find the distribution function of 𝑋.
𝑥
6. X is a random variable having the density function. 𝑓 𝑥 = 6 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 1,2,3 Find
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
E X 3 , E X 2 and Var X .
The diameter of an electric cable, say 𝑋, is assumed to be a continuous random
7. variable with p.d.f 𝑓 𝑥 = 6𝑥 1 − 𝑥 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1.
(i) Check the above is a p.d.f
(ii) Determine a number ′𝑏′ such that 𝑃 𝑋 < 𝑏 = 𝑃 𝑋 > 𝑏 .
8. State and prove addition and multiplication theorem of probability.

A random variable X has the following probability function.


(i) Find ′𝑘′
(ii) Evaluate P X < 6 , P X > 6 , P 0 < 𝑋 < 5 , P X = 6 .
9. 𝑋=𝑥 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
𝑃 𝑋=𝑥 k 2k K 3k 5k 4k 5k

10. A problem in statistics is given to 5 students 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸. Their chances of solving it


are 1 2 , 1 3 , 1 4 , 1 5 , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1 6. What is the probability that the problem will be solved?
A bag contains 4 white and 6 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random. If the balls
11. are drawn one after the other without replacement, find the probability that, (a) both
are white (b) both are black (c) one white and one black d) the first ball is white and
the second ball is black.
12. If the random variable X takes the values 1,2,3 and 4 such that 2𝑃 𝑋 = 1 =
3𝑃 𝑋 = 2 = 𝑃 𝑋 = 3 = 5𝑃 𝑋 = 4 . Find the probability distribution.
A random variable ′𝑋′ has the following probability function
2𝑥, 0 < 𝑥 < 1
13. 𝑓 𝑥 = find (i) P(X < 1 2) (ii) P(1 4 < 𝑋 < 1 2) (iii) P X >
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
3
4
>1 2 .
X
14. Given that the p.d.f of a random variable ′𝑋′ is 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝐾𝑥, 0 < 𝑥 < 1, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐾 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃 𝑋 >
0.5 .
A random variable ′𝑋′ has the following probability function
𝑋 0 1 2 3 4
15. 𝑃(𝑋) k 3k 5k 7k 9k
(i) Determine the value of ′𝑘′
(ii) Find 𝑃 𝑋 < 3 , 𝑃 𝑋 ≥ 3 , 𝑃(0 < 𝑋 < 4)
(iii) Find the distribution function of 𝑋.

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