Adu probability and statistics

QUESTION:
Find the mean deviation for the following set of data: {35,40, 45}
a. 10/3 b. 5 c. 25 d. 5/3

QUESTION:
Compute the standard deviation for {54, 57, 59, 59, 60, 61, 61, 62, 62, 62, 63, 64, 65,
65, 66, 66, 66, 66, 67, 67, 68, 68, 68, 68, 68, 69, 69, 69, 70, 71, 71, 72, 72, 73, 75, 75,
77, 79, 81, 83, 90}
a. 50.41 b. 7.1 c. 68 d. 8.6

Question:
Meiko King travels 100 miles at the rate of 30 mph and then on a free way travels the
next 100 miles at the rate of 55 mph. What is her average speed?
a. 38.8 mph b. 42.5 mph c. 45.2 mph d. 48.8 mph

SOLUTION
Meikos average speed is the Harmonic mean of 30 mph and 55 mph

Questions
Find the quadratic mean of {1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.0, 1.1}
a. 9.04 b. 1.1 c. 1.8 d. 1.34
Question:
Find the probability of obtaining an ace on both the first and second draws from a deck
of cards when the first is not replaced before the second is drawn.
a. 1/256 b. 1/17 c. 1/21 d. 1/221
SOLUTION

P1P2 = (5/42)(3/51) = 1/221

Question:
The probability of throwing at least 3 aces in 5 throws of a die.
a. 8/243 b. 23/648 c. 125/3888 d. 126/3888

SOLUTION
3 2 4 5 3 2 4 5
5C3 p q + 5C4 p q + p = 10(1/6) (5/6) + 5(1/6) (5/6) + (1/6) = 23/648

Question
Find the probability of throwing at least 2 aces in 10 throws of a die
a. 0.484 b. 0.333 c. 0.515 d. 0.238

SOLUTION
The probability of 0 or 1 aces is
(5/6)10 + 10(5/6)9(1/6) = 9762625/20155392

The probability of throwing at least 2 aces is

1 - 9762625/20155392 = 10389767/20155392 = 0.5154832513

QUESTION:
Two cards are drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the
probability that both are hearts?
a. 13/52 b. 1/17 c. 7/13 d. 7/26

P(two hearts) =

QUESTION:
A collection of 15 transistors contains 3 that are defective. If 2 transistors are selected at
random, what is the probability that at least 1 of them is good?
a. 1/35 b. 1/5 c. 34/35 d. 4/5

SOLUTION

Thus, the probability of selecting at least one good transistor is 1 -1/35 = 34/35
Question:
What are the odds of getting 2 ones in a single throw of a pair of dice?
a. 25 to 36 b. 35 to 36 c. 1 to 36 d. 1 to 35
SOLUTION
There are 6x6 or 36 possible outcomes when throwing two dice
P(s) = 1/36 P(f) = 1 1/36 = 35/36

Odds = P(s)/(P(f) = (1/36) / (35/36) = 1/35

Question:
Find the probability of getting a sum of 7 on the first of two dice and a sum of 4 on the
second throw.
a. 1/72 b. 1/6 c. 11/36 d. 6/36

SOLUTION
Let A be a sum of 7 on the first throw. Let B be a sum of 4 on the second throw.
P(A) = 6/36 P(B) = 3/36

P(A and B) = P(A).P(B) = (6/36)(3/36) = 1/72

Question:
A new phone is being installed at the Steiner residence. Find the probability that the
final three digits in the telephone number will be even.
a. 1/8 b. 1/4 c. 1/2 d. 3/8
SOLUTION
P(any digit being even) = 5/10 or
P(final three being even) = (1/2)(1/2)(1/2) = 1/8

QUESTION:
There are 5 red, 3 blue, and 7 black marbles in a bag. Three marbles are chosen
without replacement. Find the probability of selecting a red one, then a blue one, and
then a red one.
a. 2/91 b. 1/5 c. 2/225 d. 1/26
SOLUTION
P(red, blue, and red) = (5/15)(3/14)(4/13) = 2/91

QUESTION:
Find the probability of a sum of 6 or a sum of 9 on a single throw of two dice.
a. 1/4 b. 5/324 c. 5/9 d. 15/36
SOLUTION
P(sum of 6) = 5/36 P(sum of 9) = 4/36
P(sum of 6 or sum of 9) = 5/36 + 4/36 = 9/36 =
QUestion
What is the probability of drawing a king or a black card?
a. 15/25 b. 7/13 c. 1/2 d. 6/13
SOLUTION
King black black king black or king
4/52 + 26/52 - 2/52 = 28/52 or 7/13

QUESTION:
A committee of 5 people is to be selected from a group of 6 men and 7 women. What is
the probability that the committee will have at least 3 men?
a. 59/143 b. 140/429 c. 84/145 d. 37/429
SOLUTION
P(at least 3 men) = P(3 men) + P(4 men) + (5 men)

= 140/429 + 35/429 + 2/429 = 177/429 = 59/143

QUESTION:
Suppose that three dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability that at least
one 4 will show.
a. 1/216 b. 91/216 c. 25/36 d. 1/12
SOLUTION
P(at least one 4) = p43 + 3p42q4 + 3p4q42 + q43
= (1/6)3 + 3(1/6)2(5/6) + 3(1/6)(5/6)2
=91/216

QUESTION:
Peggy guesses on all 10 questions on a true-false quiz. What is the probability that
exactly half of the answers are correct?
a. 1/2 b. 1/32 c. 1/8 d. 63/256
SOLUTION
C(10,5) T5F5 =

QUESTION:
Find the median of the following set of data: {4,10,1,6}
a. 4 b. 10 c. 7 d. 5.25
SOLUTION
The median is the mean of the two middle values.
{1, 4, 10, 61}
Thus,
QUESTION:
A pair of dice is thrown. Find the probability that their sum is greater than 7 given that
the numbers are match.
a. 6/36 b. 3/36 c. 1/2 d. 1/11
SOLUTION
P(B) = 6/36 P(A and B) = 3/36

P(A/B) =