Revision 1 ( 23/8/17)

1. A continuous random variable Y has the probability density function as follow,

y , 0 ≤y ≤ a
g(y) = 2–y , a ≤y ≤ 2
0 , otherwise
a) Determine the value of a. [3 marks]
1 3
b) Find P( ≤Y≤ ) [3 marks]
2 2
c) Find the cumulative function G(y). [3 marks]

2. A factory producing bulbs uses three types of machines A, B and C which

respectively contribute 25%, 35%, and 40% of the bulbs produced by the factory. 5% of the
bulb produced by machine A, 4% by machine B, and 2% by machine C are found to be
defective. Find the probability that a randomly selected bulb, produced by the machine B
given that it is not defective.[5marks]

3. A discrete random variable X has the following probability distribution

x -3 0 2 4
P(X = x) a b c 0.4

Given that E(X) = 2.3 and Var(X) = 3.01, find the values of a, b and c. [6 marks]

4. The price of a kilogram of kangkong in Malaysia is normally distributed. A survey from 5

towns reveal that the sample mean is RM3 with a sample variance of RM1.
a.Find the 90% confidence interval of the mean price of kangkong. [3]
( 2.0805 , 3.9195 )
b. Find the number of samples necessary to have a 90% confident that the estimate is within
RM0.20 from the true mean. (34)
[3]
 5. In a publishing company, typographical errors are found on the pages of the draft of
a book. On average, 2.5 typographical errors are found per 100 pages. If a page contains
one or more errors, it will be sent for correction. Find the probability that

(a) a page will be sent for correction. ( 0.02469/0.0247) [3 marks]

(b) 2 out of 3 pages will be sent for correction. (0.001782) [2 marks]

6. The cumulative distribution function for a continuous random variable XX is

given by
 0, x0
 1
 x 2 , 0  x  1 0, x≤0
F(X )   2


 1, x2 {
1 2
 a  bx 3 , 1  x  2 F ( X )= 2 x , 0 ≤ x ≤1
a+b x 3 , 1 ≤ x ≤2
1, x≥2

Find
(a) the constants a a and b . [3 marks]

(b) the probability density function of X X . [2 marks

7. If X is a discrete random variable with the probabilities given by

|3−x|
P( X=x) =
{k−
16
, if x= 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ,6
0 if otherwise
1
k=
(a) Show that 4 [3 marks]
(b) Find the mean and variance of X [6 marks]

8. For the sample space S it is given that:

3 2 1
A '∩B )= A∩B ' )= A '∩B ' )=
P( 7 , P( 7 , P( 7 . Find

(a) P ( A∩B )

(b) P ( A)
(c) P(B/A)