COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI)

Islamabad Campus
Assignment No 3
Program: BCS-V-A&B Instructor: Abdul Wakeel
Subject: MTH-262 Statistics and Probability Theory
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Q. No. 1. A bag contains 4 red and 6 black balls. A sample of 4 balls is selected at random, find
the probability distribution for the number of red balls.

Q. No. 2. Three balls are drawn from a bag containing 5 white and 3 black balls. If X denote the
number of white balls drawn from the bag, then find the p.d. of X.

Q. No. 3 A continuous random variable has probability density function

 A( 4x − 2x ) 0  x  2
 2

f ( x) = 

 elsewhere 0

Calculate the value of an unknown A. Also find the probability for the interval ( −1  x  0.5) .

Q. No. 4. Suppose that the life length (in hours) of a certain radio tube is continuous random
variable X with probability density function

 100
 x  100
f ( x) =  x2

elsewhere 0

(i) What is the probability that a tube will last less than 200 hours, if it is known that
the tube is still functioning after 150 hours of service?
(ii) What is the probability that if 3 such tubes are installed in a set exactly one will have
to be replaced after 150 hours of service?
(iii) Find the distribution function for the life length of radio tubes.
Q. No. 5. Let X be a random variable showing the sales of product of 5 days with their
respective probabilities

x 1 2 3 3 5
f(x) 0.125 0.50 0.20 0.05 0.125

(i) Find the expected sales and variation in sales.

(ii) Find the p.d. of the r.v. Y=2X+1.

Q. No. 6. The tensile strength of a certain metal component is normally distributed with a mean
of 10,000 kilograms per square centimeter and a standard deviation of 100 kilograms per
square centimeter. Measurements are recorded to the nearest 50 kilograms per square
centimeter.

a) What proportion of these components exceed 10,150 kilograms per square centimeter
in tensile strength?

b) If specifications require that all components have tensile strength between 9800 and
10,200 kilograms per square centimeter inclusive, what proportion of pieces would we
expect to scrap?

Good Luck