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This document is a midterm exam for the Probability and Statistics course at the University of Technology - VNUHCM, scheduled for October 23rd, 2022. It contains 20 questions covering various topics such as probability distributions, expected values, and statistical calculations, with a total score of 10 points. Students are allowed to use their own materials and calculators, and must fill in their personal information at the beginning of the exam.

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Mid 2215

This document is a midterm exam for the Probability and Statistics course at the University of Technology - VNUHCM, scheduled for October 23rd, 2022. It contains 20 questions covering various topics such as probability distributions, expected values, and statistical calculations, with a total score of 10 points. Students are allowed to use their own materials and calculators, and must fill in their personal information at the beginning of the exam.

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Semester/Acad.

year 1 2022-2023
Midterm Exam Date October 23rd , 2022
Course title Probability and Statistics
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - VNUHCM Course ID MT2013
Faculty of Applied Science Duration 50 minutes Question sheet code 2215
Instructions to students:
- You are allowed to use your OWN materials and calculator. Total available score: 10.
- At the beginning of the working time, you MUST fill in your full name and student ID on this question
sheet. There are 20 questions on 2 pages. Do not round between steps. Round your final answers to 4
decimal places.

Student’s full name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Invigilator 1: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Student Id: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... Invigilator 2: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Questions 1 through 4. We load on a plane 36 packages whose weights are independent random
variables that are uniformly distributed between 6.4 and 42.7 pounds.

1. Find the mean of the total weight which is loaded by this plane.
A 879.9 B 888 C 883.8 D 880.6 E 886.7

2. Find the standard deviation of the total weight which is loaded by this plane.
A 62.8734 B 58.1529 C 68.558 D 61.1877 E 66.1942

3. What is the probability that the total weight will exceed 997.5 pounds?
A 0.0353 B 0.1784 C 0.2224 D 0.3194 E 0.7339

4. Suppose that the weight of packages loaded on all planes are independent and normally distributed
with the mean of 34.95 (pound) and the variance of 206.61 (pound2 ). Determine a weight value
such that 35 percent of packages loaded on all planes are heavier than this value.
A 33.8114 B 21.9239 C 19.7904 D 51.9744 E 40.5558

Questions 5 through 8.
Quizzes at the end of each lecture in a Calculus course contain either 1 or 2 questions with equal
probability. Suppose that student A gives an incorrect answer for a question with probability 0.3,
independently of other questions.

5. What is the probability that student A gives incorrect answers to all questions of a quiz?
A 0.0903 B 0.6142 C 0.1143 D 0.3185 E 0.195

6. If student A gave incorrect answers to all the questions of a quiz, what is the probability that the
quiz contains 1 question?
A 0.5561 B 0.7692 C 0.3139 D 0.2308 E 0.6772 F 0.7226

7. Let X be the number of questions in a quiz and Y be the number of questions answered incorrectly
by student A in that quiz. Compute E(XY ).
A 0.91 B 0.52 C 0.75 D 2.25 E 2.43
Midterm Exam - Probability and Statistics 2215 Semester 1 - October 23rd , 2022

8. What is the variance of Y ? A 1.499 B 1.3047 C 0.3375 D 0.3802 E 0.3674


Questions 9 through 12.
The duration of the independent interval times between two successive cars on the Trans-Australian
Highway is modeled by an exponential distribution with the mean of 0.2 minutes.
9. Find the average number of cars passing the Highway within 5 minutes.
A 1 B 20.5 C 14.3 D 33.8 E 25
10. It is known that the duration of time between two successive cars on the Highway is at least 16
seconds. Find the probability that the duration of time between two successive cars on the Highway
is less than 21 seconds.
A 0.4828 B 0.3408 C 0.3787 D 0.7323 E 0.6891
11. Determine the duration of time (second) in which there is no car passing the Highway with
probability 0.5.
A 9.2485 B 8.3178 C None of the others D 8.0354 E 8.1844
12. An old wombat requires 26 seconds to cross the highway, and he starts out immediately after a car
goes by. What is the probability that he will survive?
A 0.1146 B 0.6273 C 0.8968 D None of the others E 0.3234
Questions 13 through 16.
The diameter of aparticle of contamination (in micrometers) is modeled by the cumulative distribution

0, if x < 6,
function: F (x) = k(1/6 → 1/x), if 6 ↑ x ↑ 10,


1, if x > 10.

13. Find the constant k. A None of the others B 15.5 C 16.5 D 14 E 15


14. Find the median diameter of the particle.
A 7.5 B 9.104 C 9.7809 D None of the others E 8.2768
15. Let Y = 6X + 10 . Find the standard deviation of Y.
A 3.1361 B None of the others C 6.8951 D 3.8101 E 6.8091
16. Find the probability P (9.9 < X < 11.4) .
A 0.3092 B 0.0152 C None of the others D 0.3391 E 0.9441
Questions 17 through 20.
A and B are playing chess. In each match, A wins with probability 0.3 and B wins with probability 0.2.
Suppose that the match results are independent.
17. Consider a random match between A and B. Find the probability that the match result is a draw.
A 0.7 B 0.8 C 0.6 D 0.5 E None of the others
18. Assuming that A and B play 16 matches, find the probability that A win half of the number of
matches. A None of the others B 0.2463 C 0.0487 D 0.1877 E 0.1976
19. Assuming that A and B play 16 matches, find the average number of matches that result in a win
or loss. A 4 B 8 C 9 D 6 E None of the others
20. Assuming that A and B play 4 matches, find the probability that A doesn’t lose at all.
A 0.4096 B 0.4843 C None of the others D 0.7515 E 0.0772

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