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Chapter 6 Review

This document contains 6 review questions about probability distributions and statistics. Question 1 involves normal distributions for runners' times and finding probabilities and statistics for team times. Question 2 uses a binomial distribution for the number of bullseyes an archer hits. Question 3 analyzes a geometric distribution for the number of shots until the archer first misses. Question 4 describes a discrete probability distribution for glass heating temperatures and calculates related probabilities and statistics.

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Chapter 6 Review

This document contains 6 review questions about probability distributions and statistics. Question 1 involves normal distributions for runners' times and finding probabilities and statistics for team times. Question 2 uses a binomial distribution for the number of bullseyes an archer hits. Question 3 analyzes a geometric distribution for the number of shots until the archer first misses. Question 4 describes a discrete probability distribution for glass heating temperatures and calculates related probabilities and statistics.

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Chapter 6 Review

1. There are three runners for the 40-yard dash event on a high school team. Assume that
the times are independent and normally distributed.

Runner 1 Runner 2 Runner 3


Mean 4.9 seconds 4.7 seconds 4.5 seconds
Standard 0.15 seconds 0.16 seconds 0.14 seconds
Deviation

a. If the team time is the sum of the individual times, what is the mean and standard
deviation of the team time? (i.e., for a 120-yard relay)

b. What is the probability that the team will beat its best time of 13.5?

c. If Runner 1 is racing Runner 2, what is the mean and standard deviation of the
difference of their times?

d. What is the probability that Runner 1 will beat Runner 2?


e. Given that Runner 1 beat Runner 2, the probability that the team wins the race is 0.6. If
Runner 2 beat Runner 1, the probability that the team wins the race is 0.45. Find the
probability that the team wins the race.

f. Given that the team won the race, what is the probability that Runner 1 beat Runner
2?

g. Runner 1 races Runner 2 four times. Find the probability that Runner 1 wins at least one
race.

2. An Olympic archer is able to hit the bull’s eye 80% of the time. Assume that each shot is
independent of the others. Let X = the number of shots made in a sample of 10 shots.
a. What is the random variable X? Is X normal, binomial, or geometric? Justify and
identify the parameters.

b. What is the probability that she makes 8 shots?

c. What is the probability that she makes at most 8 shots?

d. What is the probability that she makes at least 8 shots?


e. Find and interpret the mean for the number of shots made in a sample of 10.

f. Find and interpret the standard deviation for the number of shots made in the sample.

3. Suppose she decides to shoot until she misses the bull’s-eye. Let Y = the number of shots
taken until she misses for the first time.
a. How many shots do you expect her to take?

b. Find and interpret the standard deviation for the number of shots made until her first
miss.

c. What is the probability that her first miss is on the fifth shot.

d. What is the probability it takes more than 5 shots?

e. What is the probability that she misses one by the fifth shot?
4. In a process for manufacturing glassware, glass stems are sealed by heating them in a
flame. The temperature varies a bit. Here is the distribution of the temperature X
measured in degrees Celsius.
Temperature 540˚ 545˚ 550˚ 555˚ 560˚
Probability 0.1 0.25 0.3 0.25

a. What is the probability that the temperature is 560˚?

b. What is the probability that the temperature will be 550˚ or less?

c. What is the probability that the temperature will be at least 545˚?

d. Find and interpret the mean temperature.

e. Find and interpret the standard deviation of the temperature.

f. A manager asks for results in Fahrenheit. The conversion of X into degrees Fahrenheit is
given by Y = 9/5X + 32. What are the mean and standard deviation of Y?

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