UNDERSTANDING RANDOM

VARIABLES
Learning competency:
• Illustrates a random variable (discrete and
continuous) M11/12SP-IIIa-1
Activity 1: Arrange the letters to form a word that describes the
statement.

1 It refers to any
XMENPEERTI activity which
can be done
or repeatedly
LAIRT under similar
conditions
Activity 1: Arrange the letters to form a word that describes the
statement.

2 The set of all

possible
MALESP outcomes in an
experiment
ASCEP
Activity 1: Arrange the letters to form a word that describes the
statement.

3 A subset of a
sample space
TENEV
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statement. 4
SEBUMNR,
The elements in
D W R O S, a sample space
T E E L T R S,
SOLYBSM
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statement. 5
CEOETTHIALR
BOBAPRLIIYT
the ratio of the number of favorable
outcomes to the number of possible
outcomes
 Let your seatmate be your partner and
answer the question below for 2 minutes.
◦Suppose two coins are
tossed and we are
interested to
determine the number
of heads that will
come out. In how many
ways will it come out?
Suppose two coins are tossed and we are
interested to determine the number of heads that
will come out.
Let us use H to represent the number of
heads that will come out. Determine
the values of H

STEP 1: List the sample space of the S = { HH, HT, TH,

experiment.
TT }
STEP 2: Count the number of heads in Outcome Number of
each outcome and assign this number Heads (Value
to this outcome. You may use a table of H)
for it.
HH 2
The values of the random
variable H (number of heads) in HT 1
this experiment are 0, 1, and 2. TH 1
TT 0
1ST COIN 2ND COIN 3RD COIN

H H H
H H T
H T H
T H H
T T H
T H T
H T T
T T T
Outcome Number of
Heads
(Value of
H)
HHH 3
HHT 2
HTH 2
THH 2
TTH 1
THT 1
HTT 1
TTT 0
Example #2:
A basket contains 10 ripe
and 4 unripe bananas. If
three bananas are taken
from the basket one after
the other, determine the
possible values of random
variable R representing the
number of ripe bananas.
 STEP 1: List the sample space of the S = {RRR, RRU, RUR,
experiment. Let R represent the ripe
bananas and let U represent the unripe
URR, URR, URU, RUU,
bananas UUU}
STEP 2: Count the number of ripe Outcome Number of
bananas (R) in each outcome and Ripe Bananas
assign this number to this outcome. (Value of R)
RRR 3
The values of the random RRU 2
variable R (number of ripe RUR 2
bananas) in this URR 2
experiment are 0, 1, 2 UUR 1
and 3.
URU 1
RUU 1
UUU 0
Example #3:

A box contains 4 green and

2 blue balls. Three balls are
chosen one after the other.
Determine the values of the
random variable G
representing the number of
green balls.
Example #3:

A box contains 4 green and 2 blue balls. Three balls

are chosen one after the other. Determine the
values of the random variable G representing the
number of green balls.
Outcome Number of Green The values of the random
Balls variable G (number of green
(Value of G) balls) in this experiment are
1, 2 and 3.
GGG 3
GGB 2
GBG 2
BGG 2
BBG 1
BGB 1
GBB 1
Written activity #1: by pair (1 whole sheet of paper)

Directions: Determine the values of the random

variable in each of the following situations.
1.Two coins are tossed. Let T be the number of tails that
occurs. Determine the values of the random variable T.
2.A meeting of consuls was attended by 4 Filipinos and 2
Americans. If three consuls were selected at random one
after the other, determine the values of the random
variable A representing the Americans.
Directions: Determine the values of the random variable in each of the
following situations.
1. Two coins are tossed. Let T be the number of tails that occurs. Determine the values
of the random variable T.

Outcome Number of
Green Balls The values of the
(Value of G) random variable T
(number of tails
TT 2 occurred) in this
experiment are 0, 1
HT 1 and 2.

TH 1
HH 0
Directions: Determine the values of the random variable in each of the following situations.
2. A meeting of consuls was attended by 4 Filipinos and 2 Americans. If three consuls were selected at
random one after the other, determine the values of the random variable A representing the
Americans.

Outcome Number of Green

Balls
(Value of G)

AAF 2
AFA 2 The values of the
FAA 2 random variable A
(number of American
FFA 1 representative) in
this experiment are
FAF 1 0, 1 and 2.
AFF 1
FFF 0