Probability Problems in Statistics
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ScribdTranslationsMETROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY OF MONTERREY
ASIGNATURA: ESTADISTICA II
LECTURER: ENG. URSULO FRAGA
ALUMNO: CARLOS A. GARAY VILLA
MATRICULA: 129479
GRUPO: 4B TURNO: 3
WORK :
PROBLEM SET 1ST PARTIAL
Monday, June 6, 2011
1. Sea X the C.I. of any university student. Consider that X is normally distributed with a mean
with a mean of 107 and a variance of 225. If a university student is randomly selected, what is the probability that
have an ID.
greater than 125
DATA
107
225
15
125
FORMULA
greater than 131
DATA
107
225
15
131
FORMULA
less than 98
DATA
107
225
15
98
FORMULA
d) less than 110
DATA
107
225
15
110
FORMULA
between 104 and 140
DATA
107
225
15
104
140
FORMULA
FORMULA
between 77 and 92
DATA
107
225
15
77
92
FORMULA
FORMULA
between 110 and 131
DATA
107
225
15
110
131
FORMULA
FORMULA
It is known that a nationally administered learning test has an average score of 500 points and
a standard deviation of 100 points. If it is considered that the test scores are normally distributed,
What is the probability that a randomly selected student will succeed
More than 750 points
DATA
500
100
750
FORMULA
b) Less than 300 points
DATA
500
100
300
FORMULA
c) Between 400 and 600 points
DATA
500
100
400
600
FORMULA
FORMULA
d) Between 550 and 750 points
DATA
500
100
550
750
FORMULA
FORMULA
An English teacher has determined the time needed for students to complete an exam.
It is normally distributed with a mean of 110 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes.
a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen English student will finish the exam in less than
for two hours?
DATA
110
10
120
FORMULA
b) What is the probability that a randomly selected English student will complete the exam in
125 minutes or more?
DATA
110
10
125
FORMULA
c) If there are 50 students in the class, how many of them will finish the exam before one hour and 50 minutes?
DATA
110
10
110
FORMULA
4. Suppose that the weight gain of chickens fed for a month with a certain ration has an average of
80 and a standard deviation of 8 g. If 10,000 chickens are fed this food for a month, how many of
Will they increase by 76 g or more? Consider that the weight increase is normally distributed.
DATA
80
76
FORMULA
The hourly wages of workers in a certain trade are considered to be normally distributed with a mean of
$5.50 and a standard deviation of $0.50. Suppose that a worker in this profession is randomly selected.
Obtain the probability of winning
More than $7.00/h
DATA
5.50
0.50
FORMULA
Less than $4.75/h
DATA
5.5
0.5
4.75
FORMULA
Between $4.90 and $6.45/hour
DATA
5.5
0.5
4.9
6.45
FORMULA
FORMULA
In a large company, the weekly sales volume per seller has an average of $10,000 and a variance
250,000. Assume that the sales volume has a normal distribution.
a) If a salesperson is selected randomly, what is the probability that their sales volume is between
$9500 and $11,000 per week?
DATA
10,000
250,000
500
9,500
11,000
FORMULA
FORMULA
b) If each salesperson is paid a 5% sales commission, what percentage of the salespeople will earn more?
of $550 per week?
SALES COMMISSION SALES
REAL COMMISSION
0.05
0.05
FORMULA
7. The hourly production of workers in a large factory is considered to be normally distributed with a mean
of 240 units and a standard deviation of 20 units. Consider that this factory works in production
10,000 workers.
a) How many workers have a production of more than 250 units per hour?
DATA
240
20
250
FORMULA
b) If any worker who produces less than 200 units per hour must receive further training,
How many will receive training?
DATA
240
20
200
FORMULA
8. The production of tomatoes has an average of 12 lb and a standard deviation of 2 lb. It is considered that the
Tomato production per plant has a normal distribution.
a) If a tomato plant is randomly selected, what is the probability that it yields 15 lb or more?
DATA
12
15
FORMULA
b) If there are 10,000 tomato plants on a farm, how many will yield more than 11 lb?
DATA
12
11
FORMULA
9. It is assumed that the average length of stay of patients in a certain hospital is ten days and the
The standard deviation is two days. Consider that such durations are normally distributed.
a) What is the probability that the next patient received will stay more than nine days?
DATA
10
FORMULA
b) If more than 200 patients were admitted today, how many will stay in the hospital in two
weeks?
DATA
10
FORMULA
10. Suppose that the sugar content per orange is normally distributed, with a mean of 0.5 oz and standard deviation
typical of 0.05 oz. What is the probability that a randomly selected orange has a content
of sugar between 0.54 and 0.615 oz?
DATA
0.5
0.05
FORMULA
FORMULA
11. Suppose that the speeds of the cars are normally distributed. A radar device is used.
to measure the speed per hour on one of the fast lanes of Los Angeles. It is determined that the speeds
they have an average of 60 mph and a standard deviation of 10 mph, if the legal speed limit is 55 mph, what is
the probability that a randomly selected car will exceed the legal speed limit?
DATA
60 mi
10 mi
FORMULA
12. A bottle filling operation with milk is designed to fill the bottles with 32 oz and a deviation
Typical of 1 oz. Consider that the filling amount is normally distributed. What is the probability of
that a randomly selected bottle contains less than 30 oz?
DATA
32 oz
1 oz
FORMULA
It is considered that the weight of the chickens is normally distributed with a mean of 30 oz and a standard deviation
typical of 5 oz. Your family bought a chicken last Saturday. If selected randomly, what is the
probability that this chicken weighs more than 2.5 lb?
DATA
30 oz
5 oz
FORMULA
14. Suppose that during the winter the monthly gas bill per household is normally distributed with a
a mean of $30 and a standard deviation of $5.
a) What is the probability that a randomly selected invoice is less than $35?
DATA
30
FORMULA
b) What is the probability that a randomly selected invoice is over $45?
DATA
30
FORMULA
c) What is the probability that a randomly selected invoice is between $27.50 and $32.50?
DATA
30
FORMULA
FORMULA