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Chapter_5___The_Binomial_Probability_Distribution_and_Relat
ed_Topics

1. Give an example of a discrete random variable.
a. The number of inches of rainfall in a county
b. The number of beverages sold at a lemonade stand
c. The number of gallons of concrete used at a construction site
d. The time required for a runner to finish a marathon
e. The temperature of a pot roast cooking in an oven

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.65 – Identify a discrete random variable
NOTES: Concept
DATE CREATED: 11/4/2013 1:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/5/2013 3:46 AM
2. Give an example of a continuous random variable.
a. The number of fish caught by a fishing boat
b. The number of coins contained in a slot machine
c. The number of traffic accidents in a city
d. The number of gallons of water in a reservoir
e. The number of tables sold at a furniture store

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy

HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.66 – Identify a continuous random variable
NOTES: Concept
3. Assume that the table below shows the age distribution of

nurses in Great Britain in 1851. Make a histogram for the
probability distribution.
Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49
Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5
Percent of nurses 9.8% 5.6% 19.4%

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.67 – Identify the correct histogram given the data
NOTES: Application
4. What was the age distribution of nurses in Great Britain at

the time of Florence Nightingale? Thanks to Florence
Nightingale and the British census of 1851, we have the
following information (based on data from classic text Notes
on Nursing, by Florence Nightingale). Note: In 1851 there
were 25,466 nurses in Great Britain. Furthermore, Nightingale
made a strict distinction between nurses and domestic
servants. Find the probability that a British nurse selected at
random in 1851 would be 70 years of age or older. Round your
answer to nearest thousandth.
Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59
Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5
Percent of nurses 5.7% 9.7% 19.5% 29.2%

a. 0.091
b. 0
c. 0.109
d. 0.099
e. 0.105

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.68 – Identify the probability for class boundary or higher
NOTES: Application
5. Compute the expected age μ of a British nurse in 1851.

Assume that the table below shows the age distribution of
nurses in Great Britain in 1851. Round your answer to nearest
hundredth.
Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59
Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5

a. 54.50
b. 59.50
c. 53.93
d. 53.96
e. 43.96

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.69 – Compute the expected age m
NOTES: Application
6. Compute the standard deviation for ages of British nurses

in 1851. Assume that the table below shows the age
distribution of nurses in Great Britain in 1851. Round your
answer to nearest hundredth.
Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59
Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5

a. 13.69
b. 1.53
c. 3.27
d. 53.76
e. 17.25

ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.70 – Identify the standard deviation
NOTES: Application
7. The college hiking club is having a fund raiser to buy new

equipment for fall and winter outings. The club is selling
Chinese fortune cookies at a price of $3 per cookie. Each
cookie contains a piece of paper with a different number
written on it. A random drawing will determine which number
is the winner of a dinner for two at a local Chinese
restaurant. The dinner is valued at $35. Since fortune cookies
are donated to the club, we can ignore the cost of the
cookies. The club sold 717 cookies before the drawing. Lisa
bought 31 cookies. What is the probability she will win the
dinner for two? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest
form, if one exists.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of these choices

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.71 – Find the probability
NOTES: Application

bought 17 cookies. Lisa’s expected earnings can be found by
multiplying the value of the dinner by the probability that she
will win. What are Lisa’s expected earnings? Round your
answer to the nearest cent.
a. $0.82
b. $2.00
c. $33.20
d. $0.80
e. $34.00

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.72 – Find expected values
NOTES: Application

bought 32 cookies. What is the probability she will not win
the dinner for two? Write your answer as a fraction in
simplest form, if one exists.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of these choices

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy

HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.71 – Find the probability
NOTES: Application

bought 27 cookies. Lisa’s expected earnings can be found by
multiplying the value of the dinner by the probability that she
will win. How much did she effectively contribute to the
hiking club?
a. $23.55
b. $49.41
c. $52.61
d. $25.63
e. $25.61

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.73 – Find out the effective contribution
NOTES: Application
11. Jim has a 5-year-old car in reasonably good condition. He

wants to take out a $50,000 term (that is, accident benefit)
car insurance policy until the car is 10 years old. Assume that
the probability of a car having an accident in the year in
which it is x years old is as follows:
x = age 5 6
P(accident) 0.01182 0.01282
Jim is applying to a car insurance company for his car

insurance policy. Using the probabilities that the car will
have an accident in its 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th year, and the
$50,000 accident benefit, what is the expected loss to Car
Insurance Company for the respective years? Round your
answers to the nearest dollar.
a. $591, $641, $693, $757, $801
b. $581, $641, $693, $747, $801
c. $591, $646, $693, $747, $801
d. $581, $646, $693, $757, $801
e. $591, $641, $693, $747, $801

ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.74 – Note the expected loss
NOTES: Application

x = age 5 6
P(accident) 0.01182 0.01282
Jim is applying to a car insurance company for his term

insurance policy. What would be the total expected loss to
the insurance company over the years 5 through 9? Round
your answer to the nearest dollar.
a. $1390
b. $1383
c. $1388
d. $1393
e. $1386

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.75 – What would be the total expected loss
NOTES: Application

x = age 5 6
P(accident) 0.01191 0.01292

insurance policy. If the car insurance company wants to
make a profit of $900 above the expected total losses, how
much should it charge for the policy? Round your answer to
the nearest dollar.
a. $2297
b. $2299
c. $2301
d. $2294
e. $2292

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.76 – What would be the charge
NOTES: Application


x = age 5 6
P(accident) 0.01182 0.01282

insurance policy. If the car insurance company charges
$7000 for the policy, how much profit does the company
expect to make? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
a. $5604
b. $5609
c. $5602
d. $5611
e. $5607

ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.77 – Note the expected profit

NOTES: Application

x = age 5 6
P(accident) 0.01191 0.01292

insurance policy. The expected loss to the car insurance
company for the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th years would be
$357.30, $387.60, $418.80, $450.90 or $483.90 respectively.
What would be the total expected loss to the car insurance
company over the years 5 through 9? Round your answer to
the nearest dollar.
a. $2097
b. $2098
c. $2099
d. $2100
e. $2096

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.75 – What would be the total expected loss
NOTES: Application

x = age 5 6
P(accident) 0.01182 0.01282

insurance policy. If the car insurance company wants to
make a profit of $700 above the expected total losses of
$1393, how much should it charge for the policy?
a. $701
b. $693
c. $713
d. $703
e. $705

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.76 – What would be the charge
NOTES: Application

x = age 5 6
P(accident) 0.01191 0.01292

insurance policy. If the car insurance company charges
$6000 for the policy and the expected total loss is $4197,
how much profit does the company expect to make? Round
your answer to the nearest dollar.
a. $1803
b. $1806
c. $1801
d. $1798
e. $1804

ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.77 – Note the expected profit
NOTES: Application
18. A computer repair shop has two work centers. The first
center examines the computer to see what is wrong and the
second center repairs the computer. Let x1 and x2 be
random variables representing the lengths of time in minutes
to examine a computer (x1) and to repair a computer (x2).
Assume x1 and x2 are independent random variables. Long-
term history has shown the following mean and standard
deviation for the two work centers:
Examine computer, x1 : µ1 = 28.1 minutes;
Repair computer, x2 : µ2 = 90.7 minutes;
Let W=x1+x2 be a random variable representing the total time

to examine and repair the computer. Compute the mean and
standard deviation of W. Round your answer to the nearest
tenth.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.78 – Compute mean and standard deviation
NOTES: Application

second center repairs the computer. Let and be random
variables representing the lengths of time in minutes to
examine a computer () and to repair a computer (). Assume
and are independent random variables. Long-term history has
shown the following mean and standard deviation for the two
work centers:
Examine computer, : = 27.3 minutes;
Repair computer, : = 90.1 minutes;
Let be a random variable representing the total time to

examine and repair the computer. Suppose it costs $1.80 per
minute to examine the computer and $2.83 per minute to
repair the computer. Then is a random variable representing
the service charges (without parts). Compute the mean and
standard deviation of V. Round your answer to the nearest
tenth.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
NOTES: Application
second center repairs the computer. Let x1 and x2 be
random variables representing the lengths of time in minutes
to examine a computer (x1) and to repair a computer (x2).
Assume x1 and x2 are independent random variables. Long-
term history has shown the following mean and standard
deviation for the two work centers:
Examine computer, x1 : µ1 = 27.2 minutes;
Repair computer, x2 : µ2 = 90.6 minutes;
Let W=x1 +x2 be a random variable representing the total

time to examine and repair the computer. There is a flat rate
of $1.80 per minute to examine the computer, and if no
repairs are ordered, there is an additional $70 service charge.
Let . Compute the mean and standard deviation of L.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
HAS VARIABLES: True
NOTES: Application
21. Richard has been given a 9-question multiple-choice quiz

in his history class. Each question has three answers, of
which only one is correct. Since Richard has not attended the
class recently, he doesn’t know any of the answers. What is
the value of p? (p is the value of success) Round your
answer to the nearest tenth.
a. 9.0
b. 27.0
c. 3.0
d. 0.3
e. 2.7

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.79 – Note the value of success
NOTES: Application
22. Richard has been given a 12-question multiple-choice

quiz in his history class. Each question has five answers, of
the value of n ?(n is the number of trials)
a. 0.4
b. 12.0
c. 4.8
d. 60.0
e. 2.4

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.80 – Find the number of trials
NOTES: Application
23. Richard has been given a 10-question multiple-choice

quiz in his history class. Each question has five answers, of
considered the success?
a. number of questions
b. Richard answers a question correctly.
c. number of questions answered
d. Richard is unable to answer a question correctly.
e. none of the choices

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.81 – Note the success
NOTES: Application

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b. The number of beverages sold at a lemonade stand

c. The number of gallons of concrete used at a construction site

d. The time required for a runner to finish a marathon

e. The temperature of a pot roast cooking in an oven

QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.65 – Identify a discrete random variable

DATE CREATED: 11/4/2013 1:58 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 11/5/2013 3:46 AM

2. Give an example of a continuous random variable.

a. The number of fish caught by a fishing boat

b. The number of coins contained in a slot machine

c. The number of traffic accidents in a city

d. The number of gallons of water in a reservoir

e. The number of tables sold at a furniture store

QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.66 – Identify a continuous random variable

DATE CREATED: 11/4/2013 1:58 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/28/2014 3:09 AM

3. Assume that the table below shows the age distribution of

Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49

Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5

Percent of nurses 9.8% 5.6% 19.4%

HAS VARIABLES: True

DATE CREATED: 11/4/2013 1:58 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/28/2014 3:16 AM

4. What was the age distribution of nurses in Great Britain at

Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59

Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5

Percent of nurses 5.7% 9.7% 19.5% 29.2%

QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)

HAS VARIABLES: True

DATE CREATED: 11/4/2013 1:58 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 11/5/2013 3:50 AM

5. Compute the expected age μ of a British nurse in 1851.

Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59

Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5

Percent of nurses 5.7% 9.6% 19.5% 29.1%

QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)

HAS VARIABLES: True

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.69 – Compute the expected age m

DATE CREATED: 11/4/2013 1:58 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/13/2014 9:02 AM

6. Compute the standard deviation for ages of British nurses

Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59

Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5

Percent of nurses 5.8% 9.8% 19.6% 29.1%

QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)

HAS VARIABLES: True

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.70 – Identify the standard deviation

DATE CREATED: 11/4/2013 1:58 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/13/2014 9:12 AM

7. The college hiking club is having a fund raiser to buy new

e. none of these choices

QUESTION TYPE: Multi-Mode (Multiple choice)

HAS VARIABLES: True

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 13.71 – Find the probability

DATE CREATED: 11/4/2013 1:58 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/28/2014 4:14 AM