Assignment -1
1. If CDF for a certain random variable is given as
{
0 ;−∞ < x ≤ 0
F X (x ) = K x2 ; 0< x ≤10
100 k ; 10< x< ∞
1) Find the value of K
2) Find P(X≤5)
3) Find P(5<x≤7)
4) Plot the CDF
2. Check whether the following is PDF or not:
{(
0 ; x <2
f X (x ) =
1
18 )
(3+ 2 x ) ; 0< x ≤ 10
0 ; 10< x < ∞
3. A random variable X has the probabilities shown in table.
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
P(x) 0.2 0.5k k 0.1 0.3k K
Find the value of k.
Find F X (x )¿ f X (x ) and draw the plots.
4. In a survey, 70% of respondents support a proposal. If 12 people are selected at
random, what is the probability that exactly 9 support the proposal?
5. A call center receives 4 calls per minute on average. What is the probability that
exactly 2 calls come in a given minute?
6. If the probability is 0.20 that any one person will dislike the taste of a new tooth
paste, what is the probability that 5 of 18 randomly selected persons will dislike it?
7. The number of customers arriving per hour at a certain automobile service facility is
assumed to follow a Poisson distribution with mean 𝛌 = 7. Compute the probability
that more than 10 customers will arrive a 2-hour period.
8. A server receives emails at an average rate of 10 per hour. What is the probability that
exactly 3 emails arrive in a 15-minute interval.