ASSIGNMENT

1) SUPPOSE THAT TELEPHONE CALLS ARRIVING AT A PARTICULAR SWITCHBOARD FOLLOW A POISSON PROCESS WITH
AN AVERAGE OF 5 CALLS COMING PER MINUTE. WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT UP TO A MINUTE WILL ELAPSE
UNTIL 2 CALLS HAVE COME INTO THE SWITCHBOARD?

2) SUPPOSE THAT THE TIME, IN HOURS, TAKEN TO REPAIR A HEAT PUMP IS AT RANDOM VARIABLE X HAVING A
GAMMA DISTRIBUTION WITH PARAMETERS α = 2 AND β = ½. WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT THE NEXT
SERVICE WILL REQUIRE:

A) AT MOST 1 HOUR TO REPAIR THE HEAT PUMP?

B) AT LEAST 2 HOURS TO REPAIR THE HEAT PUMP?

3) THE LIFE IN YEARS OF A CERTAIN TYPE OF ELECTRICAL SWITCH HAS AN EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION WITH AN
AVERAGE LIFE OF β = 2. IF 100 OF THESE SWITCHES ARE INSTALLED IN DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, WHAT IS THE
PROBABILITY THAT AT MOST 30 FAIL DURING THE FIRST YEAR?