CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLE

AND NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

Question 01:
The probability density function of X, the lifetime of a certain type of electronic device
(measured in hours), is given by:

Question 02:
Use the standard normal distribution table (z-table) to find the z value.
a) Find the probability that a standard normal variable will have a value more than -2.89
b) Find the probability that a standard normal variable will have a value between
0.05 and 0.46
c) Find the probability that a standard normal variable will have a value -1 and 2.73
d) Given that probability that a standard normal variable is 0.291, find the value of z
e) Given that probability that a standard normal variable is 0.7163, find the value of z
f) Given that probability that a standard normal variable is 0.01, find the value of z

Question 03:
The time (in hours) required to repair a machine is an exponentially distributed random
variable with parameter λ = 12
a) What is the probability that a repair time exceeds 2 hours?
b) What is the conditional probability that a repair takes at least 10 hours, given that
its duration exceeds 9 hours?

Question 04:
Scientists in Weather Forecasting Department have been working really hard and finally came to
the conclusion that the annually rainfall of Xuân Lộc - Đồng Nai is normally distributed with
mean 1.956 mm, and standard deviation of 0.215 mm. Note that the annually rainfall are
independent to each other.
a) What is the probability this year’s rainfall will over 2.2 mm?
b) What is the probability that the sum of the next 2 years’ rainfall will less than 4 mm?
c) What is the probability that the sum of the next 3 years’ rainfall will exceed
5.89 mm?

Question 05:
The lifetimes of interactive computer chips produced by a certain semiconductor manufacturer
are normally distributed with parameters µ = 1.4 * 106 hours and σ = 3 * 105 hours. What is the
approximate probability that a batch of 100 chips will contain at least 20 whose lifetimes are
less than 1.8 * 106?

Question 06:
The number of people responding to a mailed information brochure on cruises of the Royal
Viking Line through an agency in San Francisco is approximately normally distributed. The
agency found that 10% of the time, over 1,000 people respond immediately after a mailing,
and 50% of the time, at least 650 people respond right after the mailing. Find the mean and the
standard deviation of the number of people who respond following a mailing.

Question 07:
Garrick Ollivander is the owner of the most popular wizards’ wandcraft shop in Hogsmeade. The
length of a wand made by him is normally distributed with µ = 25, σ = 0.3 . Ollivander has set up
a very strict standard for his wands because he wants his wands to be the best. The specification
limits were given as 25 ± 0.5 cm.
a) What percentage of wands (in length) created will be classified as defective? (note
that a wand is defective if its’ real length fall outside the specification)
b) What should be the minimum allowable value of in order to permit no more than
1% defective