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1.

Given the table below

x P(x)

1 0.15

2 0.30

3 0.25

4 0.30

a) Draw the probability histogram.


b) Find the mean
c) Find the variance

2. A Human Resources manager of multinational corporation wanted to be sure that


they do not show racial discrimination in hiring employees and consultants. Among 600
employees, he noted that there are 158 Filipinos, 112 Koreans, 76 Americans and 54
Indonesians
Let x = 1 Filipino, 2 Koreans, 3= Americans, 4 = Indonesians

a) Construct a probability distribution for random variable X.


b) Draw the probability histogram for the distribution.
c) If an employee is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she is an
American?
d) What is the probability that she/he is Filipino or Korean?

3. Analyze the situation and solve the problem


a) The score on a History test follow a normal distribution with a mean of 48 and
standard deviation of 4. Find the probability that a score is less than 45?
b) The score on a Standardized Achievement Test (SAT) follow a normal
distribution with mean of 48 and standard deviation of 4. Find the probability that
the score will be between 40 and 50.
c) What is the probability that John spends at most 240 min. on online gaming of his
mean time spent on it is 270 min. with a standard deviation time of 15 min.

4. The mean number of firecracker injuries reported at hospitals in Quezon City


crossing New Year’s eve is 300 with standard deviation of 20. What is the probability
that the following number pf injuries are reported in given hospital?

a) More than 320


b) Less than 280
c) Between 290 to 320
d) Less than 250
e) More than 350

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