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Binomial Distribution Sample Problems

The document presents a series of sample problems related to binomial distribution, including calculating probabilities for various scenarios such as component survival rates, patient recovery, defective items in shipments, and impurities in wells. It also requires finding mean, variance, and standard deviation for different binomial trials. Each problem is designed to illustrate the application of binomial distribution principles in real-world contexts.

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Binomial Distribution Sample Problems

The document presents a series of sample problems related to binomial distribution, including calculating probabilities for various scenarios such as component survival rates, patient recovery, defective items in shipments, and impurities in wells. It also requires finding mean, variance, and standard deviation for different binomial trials. Each problem is designed to illustrate the application of binomial distribution principles in real-world contexts.

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BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION

Sample Problems

Problem #1

The probability that a certain kind of component will survive a shock test is 3/4. Find the
probability that exactly 2 of the next 4 components tested survive.

Problem #2

The probability that a patient recovers from a rare blood disease is 0.4. If 15 people are
known to have contracted this disease, what is the probability that

(a) at least 10 survive,


(b) from 3 to 8 survive, and
(c) exactly 5 survive?

Find the mean, variance and standard deviation of the binomial random variable

Problem #3

A large chain retailer purchases a certain kind of electronic device from a manufacturer.
The manufacturer indicates that the defective rate of the device is 3%.

(a) The inspector randomly picks 20 items from a shipment. What is the probability
that there will be at least one defective item among these 20?

(b) Suppose that the retailer receives 10 shipments in a month and the inspector
randomly tests 20 devices per shipment. What is the probability that there will be
exactly 3 shipments each containing at least one defective device among the 20
that are selected and tested from the shipment?

Problem #4

It is conjectured that an impurity exists in 30% of all drinking wells in a certain rural
community. In order to gain some insight into the true extent of the problem, it is
determined that some testing is necessary. It is too expensive to test all of the wells in the
area, so 10 are randomly selected for testing.
(a) Using the binomial distribution, what is the probability that exactly 3 wells have
the impurity, assuming that the conjecture is correct?

(b) What is the probability that more than 3 wells are impure?

Problem #5

If the number of trials of a certain binomial distribution is 225 and the probability of
success is 0.36. Find the standard deviation.

Problem #6

A die is rolled 12 times. Let X = number of times a “4” appears. Find the mean, variance,
and standard deviation.

Problem #7

In a multiple-choice exam, a student must answer 40 questions, and each question has 4
choices with only 1 correct answer. The student does not know the answers and decides to
answer each question by random guessing. Compute for thee Mean, Variance, and
Standard Deviation.

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