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List of possible values of a discrete random

variable
1 If x represent the number of pupils scoring 2 If the number of times of getting the number
12A in a group of 5 pupils , list all the possible 1 when tossing a fair dice three times , list all
values possible values

5! 3!

Determine the probability of an event in a

Binomial Distribution
1 Given p=0.7 q = 0.3 2 The Probability that Ahmad will be late for the
N= 5 r= 3 meeting is 0. 7 Find the probability that
Ahmad will be late for 5 out of seven meeting
Find P ( x=3)
= 5𝑐3 0.73 0.32 P= 0.7 q= 0.4
=0.3087 N=7 r= 5
= 7𝑐5 0.75 0.42
=

3 The Probability that Sin Ying scoring 1 A for 4 The probability that Ahmad wears batik shirt
English in the monthly test is 0.4 . Find the for a meeting is 0.54 Find the probability that
probability that Sin Ying will be scoring 1A for Ahmad wear batik 3 out of seven meeting
English twice out of 6 monthly test

P= 0.4 q= 0.6 n= 6 r=2 = 7𝑐3 0.543 0.554

=6𝑐2 0.42 0.64 =
= 15 (0.16)(0.1296)
=0.3110
5 In SMK Simpang Lima the probability of pupil 6 The Probability that each shot fired by Ramli
being late is 8% . Calculate the probability hits a target is 1/3
that a group of 10 being late a) If Ramli fires 10 shot find the
a) Exactly two probability that exactly 2 shots hit the
P=0.08 n =10 target
P ( x=2) = 10𝑐2 0.082 0.928 P = 1/3 n=10
= 45( 0.0064) (0.513) = 0.1478√ P ( x= 2) =10𝑐2 0.3332 0.6678
=0.1951√
b) Less than two
P ( x < 2) = 𝑃 ( 𝑥 = 0) + 𝑃 ( 𝑥 = 1) b) If Ramli fires n shots the probability all
=10𝑐0 0.080 0.9210 + 10𝑐1 the n shots hit the target is 1/243
0.081 0.929 Find the value of n
=1 ( 1) 0.434 + 10(0.08)(0.472)
=0.434 + 0.378 P =1/243 n = n
=0.812 P ( x=n )
1𝑛 1 1
= 𝑛𝑐𝑛 3
(1 − 3)𝑛−𝑛 = 243
1 1
= (3)𝑛 = 243
√
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3−𝑛 = 243−1 =35(−1) 3−5

7 The result of a study show that 20% 𝑛=5
of the pupil in a city cycle to school .
If 8 pupils from the city are chosen at
random calculate the probability
P= 0.2 n=8
a) Exactly 2 of them cycle to school
P ( x=2) =8𝑐2 0.22 0.86
= 28 ( 0.04) (0.262144)= 0.2936
b) Less than 3 of them cycle
= P(x< 3)
= 𝑃(𝑥 = 0) + 𝑃 ( 𝑥 = 1 )
+ 𝑃 ( 𝑥 = 2)
= 8𝑐0 0.200 0.88 + 8𝑐1 0.21 0.87
+ 0.2936
= 1( 1) (0.167772) + 8( 0.2)
(0.2097) + 0.2936
= 0.1678 + 0.3355 + 0.2936
= 0.7969
9 It is known that 18 out of 30 students in a
class like to read during their free time
9 students are selected at random from the
class . Find the probability that
a) All the selected students like to read
during their free time
P ( x=9)
= 9𝑐9 0.6 9 0.40
= 1 ( 0.01008)(1)
= 0.01008

b) At least 7 of the selected students

like to read
P ( x ≥ 7) = 1 – P ( x < 7)
= 1 − 𝑃 (𝑥 = 6)
=1 - 9𝑐6 0.66 0.43
=1 – (84 )(0.046656) (0.064)
= 1- 0.25082
= 0.2318

P( x=7) + P ( x=8) + P (x=9)

9𝑐7 0.67 0.42 + 9𝑐8 0.68 0.41 +
0.01008
0.161243 + 9(0.0167616)(0.4)+
0.01008
0.1612+0.06034+ 0.01008
=0.2318
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Determine mean, variance , and standard

deviation of a binomial distribution
µ =np α2 =npq α =√𝑛𝑝𝑞 p+q=1
1 1 2 The fair dices is rolled 15 times continuously .
Given n=200 p=6
1
The probability of obtaining the number 2 is
6
Find the value q , µ, α2 , α Find
a) The mean number of times that
p+q=1 number 2 appears
5
q=1-p= , µ =np
6 Mean =µ =np
1
=200( 6 ) 1
= 15 (6)

α2 = npq α =√𝑛𝑝𝑞 b) The variance and the standard

1 5 1 5 deviation of number 2 is obtained
=200(6)(6 ) =√200(6)(6 )
1 5
𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝛼 2 = npq =15(6) 6) = 2.083
Standard Deviation=√2.083 = =1.443

Johny attempted 60 questions with 4 options 4

to choose from . There is only one correct
answer for each questions . Johny guessed all Given that a class consists of 30 students , 70
the answers % of them pass in a mathematic test
Find
Find a) The mean number of students pass
a) The mean number questions that he the test
will get right b) The variance and the standard
1
Mean= np = 60 ( )= 15 deviation of students who pass the
4
test
b) Variance and the standard deviation
of the number of correct answer a) Mean= µ =np
3 = 30 (0.7)
Variance = npq = 15(4 )= 11.25
= 21
Standard deviation = √11.25 = 3.354
b) Variance = α2 = npq
= 30 (0.7)(0.3)
= 6.3

Standard Deviation = α =√𝑛𝑝𝑞

= √6.3
= 2.510