1. A study shows that employees that begin their work day at 9:00 a.m.

vary their times of arrival uniformly from 8:40 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The probability that a randomly chosen employee reports to work between 9:00 and 9:10 is: 40% 20% 10% 30% 16.7% Solution: Let us consider 8.40 a.m. as the initial time, t = 0 for the sake of calculations. Then the other timings can be calculated as follows: 8.40 a.m. = 0 9.30 a.m. = 20 + 30 = 50 9.00 a.m.= 20 9.10 a.m. = 20 + 10 = 30 MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Continuous uniform on 0 to 50 x P( X <= x ) 20 0.4 Continuous uniform on 0 to 50 x P( X <= x ) 30 0.6 The probability that a randomly chosen employee reports to work

between 9:00 and 9:10 is (0.6 - 0.4) = 0.2 or 20%.

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2. Suppose that the times required for a cable company to fix cable problems in its customers' homes are uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 65 minutes. What is the probability that a randomly selected cable repair visit will take at least 50 minutes? .77 .40 .60 .23 Solution: MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Continuous uniform on 40 to 65 x P( X <= x ) 50 0.4 P( X > x )= 1 - 0.4 = 0.6 The probability that a randomly selected cable repair visit will take at least 50 minutes is 0.6.

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3. The population of lengths of aluminum-coated steel sheets is

normally distributed with a mean of 30.05 inches and a standard deviation of 0.2 inches. What is the probability that a sheet selected at random will be less than 29.75 inches long? (Points : 4) .8944 .1056 .9332 .0668

Solution: MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Normal with mean = 30.05 and standard deviation = 0.2 x P( X <= x ) 29.75 0.0668072 The probability that a sheet selected at random will be less than 29.75 inches long is 0.0668.
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4. The population of lengths of aluminum-coated steel sheets is normally distributed with a mean of 30.05 inches and a standard deviation of 0.2 inches. What is the probability that a sheet selected at random from the population is between 29.75 and 30.5 inches long? (Points : 4) .4332 .4878

.0546 .9210 Solution: MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Normal with mean = 30.05 and standard deviation = 0.2 x P( X <= x ) 29.75 0.0668072 Normal with mean = 30.05 and standard deviation = 0.2 x P( X <= x ) 30.5 0.987776 The probability that a sheet selected at random from the population is between 29.75 and 30.5 inches long is (0.987776 0.0668072) = 0.9201.

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5. During the past six months, 73.2% of US households purchased sugar. Assume that these expenditures are approximately normally distributed with a mean of $8.22 and a standard deviation of $1.10. Find the probability that a household spent less than $5.00. (Points : 4) .9983 0.000 1.00 0.0017

Solution: MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Normal with mean = 8.22 and standard deviation = 1.1 x P( X <= x ) 5 0.0017097 The probability that a household spent less than $5.00 is 0.0017.
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6. During the past six months, 73.2% of US households purchased sugar. Assume that these expenditures are approximately normally distributed with a mean of $8.22 and a standard deviation of $1.10. What proportion of the households spent between $5.00 and $9.00? (Points : 3) .7611 .7628 .0017 .7594 Solution: MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Normal with mean = 8.22 and standard deviation = 1.1 x P( X <= x ) 5 0.0017097 Normal with mean = 8.22 and standard deviation = 1.1 x P( X <= x )

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The proportion of the households spent between $5.00 and $9.00 is (0.760866 - 0.0017097) = 0.7594.
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7. The population of lengths of aluminum-coated steel sheets is normally distributed with a mean of 30.05 inches and a standard deviation of 0.2 inches. A sample of four metal sheets is randomly selected from a batch. What is the probability that the average length of a sheet is between 30.25 and 30.35 inches long? (Points : 3) .9773 .0227 .0386 .0215 Solution: Mean = 30.05 Sample Size, n = 4 Sample Standard Deviation = 0.2/4 = 0.1 MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Normal with mean = 30.05 and standard deviation = 0.1 x P( X <= x ) 30.25 0.977250 Normal with mean = 30.05 and standard deviation = 0.1 x P( X <= x ) 30.35 0.998650 The probability that the average length of a sheet is between

30.25 and 30.35 inches long is (0.998650 - 0.977250) = 0.0215.

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8. The chief chemist for a major oil/gasoline production company claims that the regular unleaded gasoline produced by the company contains on average 4 ounces of a certain ingredient. The chemist further states that the distribution of this ingredient per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is normal and has a standard deviation of 1.2 ounces. What is the probability of finding an average in excess of 4.3 ounces of this ingredient from randomly inspected 100 gallons of regular unleaded gasoline? (Points : 3) .5987 .4013 .9938 .0062 Solution: Mean = 4 Sample Size, n = 100 Sample Standard Deviation = 1.2/100 = 0.12 MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Normal with mean = 4 and standard deviation = 0.12 x P( X <= x ) 4.3 0.993790 P( X > x )= 1-0.993790 = 0.0062 The probability of finding an average in excess of 4.3 ounces of this ingredient from randomly inspected 100 gallons of regular unleaded gasoline is 0.0062.

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9. In the upcoming governor's election, the most recent poll based on 900 respondents predicts that the incumbent will be reelected with 55% of the votes. For the sake of argument, assume that 51% of the actual voters in the state support the incumbent governor (p = 0.51). Calculate the probability of observing a sample proportion of voters 0.55 or higher supporting the incumbent governor. (Points : 3) .0166 .0247 .0082 .9918 Solution: Sample Size, n = 900 p = 0.51 q = 1-p = 1-0.51 = 0.49 Mean = n*p = 900*0.51=459 Standard Deviation = (n*p*q) = (900*0.51*0.49) = 14.997 x = 0.55*900 = 495 MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Normal with mean = 459 and standard deviation = 14.997 x P( X <= x ) 495 0.991813 P( X > x )= 1-0.991813 = 0.008187 The probability of observing a sample proportion of voters 0.55 or higher supporting the incumbent governor is 0.0082.

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10. According to a hospital administrator, historical records over the past 10 years have shown that 20% of the major surgery patients are dissatisfied with after-surgery care in the hospital. A scientific poll based on 400 hospital patients has just been conducted. What is the probability that less than 64 patients will not be satisfied with the after-surgery care? (Points : 3) 47.72% 2.28% 97.72% 95.44% 4.56% Solution: Sample Size, n = 400 p = 0.20 q = 1-p = 1-0.20 = 0.80 Mean = n*p = 400*0.20 = 80 Standard Deviation = (n*p*q) = (400*0.20*0.80) = 8 MINITAB OUTPUT: Cumulative Distribution Function Normal with mean = 80 and standard deviation = 8 x P( X <= x ) 64 0.0227501 The probability that less than 64 patients will not be satisfied with the after-surgery care is 0.0227501 or 2.28%