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Binomial Distribution Probability Problems

This document contains 10 problems involving binomial distributions. The problems cover calculating probabilities for events like a certain number of patients surviving an operation, a number of computer chips failing, numbers of trucks having blowouts during testing, mice being protected from disease, and survey responses. The solutions require setting up binomial distribution formulas and calculating probabilities based on the given number of trials, probabilities of success/failure for each trial, and the number of successes in question.

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Binomial Distribution Probability Problems

This document contains 10 problems involving binomial distributions. The problems cover calculating probabilities for events like a certain number of patients surviving an operation, a number of computer chips failing, numbers of trucks having blowouts during testing, mice being protected from disease, and survey responses. The solutions require setting up binomial distribution formulas and calculating probabilities based on the given number of trials, probabilities of success/failure for each trial, and the number of successes in question.

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Binomial Distribution

Rances, Jason
Rivera, Kevin
Rodelas, Sharlaine
Rubio, Doriel Jake
Sapnu, Carlos Jaime
Tuplano, Angelica

1. The probability that a patient recovers from a delicate


heart operation is 0.9. What is the probability that exactly
5 of the next 7 patients having this operation survive?

Given:

Solution:

ANSWER

2. Suppose that for a very large shipment of integratedcircuit chips, the probability of failure for any one chip is
0.10. Assuming that the assumptions underlying the
binomial distributions are met, nd the probability that at
most 3 chips fail in a random sample of 20.

Given:

Solution:

ANSWER

3. In testing a certain kind of truck tire over rugged


terrain, it is found that 25% of the trucks fail to complete
the test run without a blowout. Of the next 15 trucks
tested, nd the probability that
(a) from 3 to 6 have blowouts;
(b) fewer than 4 have blowouts;
(c) more than 5 have blowouts.

Given

Solution:
a.)

ANSWER

b.)

ANSWER

c.)

ANSWER

4. It is known that 60% of mice inoculated with a serum


are protected from a certain disease. If 5 mice are
inoculated, nd the probability that
(a)none contracts the disease;
(b)fewer than 2 contract the disease
(c) more than 3 contract the disease.

Given

a.)

ANSWER

b.)

ANSWER
C.)

ANSWER

5. The surface of a circular dart board has a small center


circle called the bulls-eye and 20 pie-shaped regions
numbered from 1 to 20. Each of the pie-shaped regions is
further divided into three parts such that a person
throwing a dart that lands in a specic region scores the
value of the number, double the number, or triple the
number, depending on which of the three parts the dart
hits. If a person hits the bulls-eye with probability 0.01,
hits a double with probability 0.10, hits a triple with
probability 0.05, and misses the dart board with
probability 0.02, what is the probability that 7 throws will


Given

6. A national study that examined attitudes about


antidepressants revealed that approximately 70% of
respondents believe antidepressants do not really cure
anything, they just cover up the real trouble. According
to this study, what is the probability that at least 3 of the
next 5 people selected at random will hold this opinion?

Given:

Solution:

ANSWER

7. If X represents the number of people in the prevoius


problem who believe that antidepressants do not cure
but only cover up the real problem, nd the mean and
variance of X when 5 people are selected at random.

Formula:

Solution:

8. The probabilities are 0.4, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.1,


respectively, that a delegate to a certain convention
arrived by air, bus, automobile, or train. What is the
probability that among 9 delegates randomly selected at
this convention, 3 arrived by air, 3 arrived by bus, 1
arrived by automobile, and 2 arrived by train?

Given

Solution

ANSWER

9. In a certain city district, the need for money to buy


drugs is stated as the reason for 75% of all thefts. Find
the probability that among the next 5 theft cases
reported in this district,
(a) exactly 2 resulted from the need for money to buy
drugs;
(b) at most 3 resulted from the need for money to buy
drugs.

Given

Solution
a.)
ANSWER
b.)
ANSWER

10. A nationwide survey of college seniors by the


University of Michigan revealed that almost 70%
disapprove of daily pot smoking, according to a report in
Parade. If 12 seniors are selected at random and asked
their opinion, nd the probability that the number who
disapprove of smoking pot daily is
(a) anywhere from 7 to 9;
(b) at most 5;
(c) not less than 8.

Given

Solution
a.)
ANSWER

b.)

ANSWER
c.)

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