Republic of the Philippines

City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo 2200

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY 11

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I. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer among a, b, c, or d. Write your answer before each number or on
a separate answer sheet.
________1. Hershelle and Andrei is planning to have a baby it does not matter if it is going to be a boy or a
girl as long as it’s healthy. What type of probability distribution that only has two outcomes or can
be reduced to two outcomes?

a. Hypergeometric Probability Distribution c. Poisson Probability Distribution

b. Multinomial Distribution d. Binomial Probability Distribution

________2. A random variable that takes only a finite number of values or if the set of possible outcomes is
countable. What type of random variable is it?

a. discrete random variable c. continuous probability distribution

b. continuous random variable d. discrete probability distribution

________3. It is a numerical description of the outcome of a statistical experiment.

a. sample space b. population c. random variable d. probability

________4. He is a belgian mathematician, astronomer, statistician, and sociologist known for his
application of statistics and probability theory to social phenomena

a. Florence Nightingale c. Blaise Pascal

b. Adolphe Quetelet d. Pierre de Fermat

________5. Queenie and Derick is arguing on how they would be celebrating their diamond anniversary (60
yrs.) For breakfast the choices are Cocolime, Xtremely Xpresso Café, The Coffee Shop and
Habanero Tex-Mex Taco. Then a reunion with their 12 kids at Anraquel’s Resort or Ocean View
Beach and Resort. For lunch they would like to eat at Meat Plus Café, Cabalen, Busog na Baboy
or Jollibee while for dinner they would just like to spend it with just the two of them and a glass
 Republic of the Philippines
City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo 2200

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY 11

of wine in Subic Bay Hotel or Sunshine Hotel. What is the total outcome can Queenie and Derick
spend their diamond anniversary?

a. 64 b. 12 c. 24 d. 32

________6. There are four basic Probability Distributions namely Binomial Probability Distribution,
Multinomial Probability Distribution, Poisson Probability Distribution and Hypergeometric
Probability Distribution. Among these Probability Distribution what requirement do they have in
common?

a. The outcomes are independent of one another

b. There must be a fixed number of trials.
c. The probability of a particular outcome remains the same.
d. The average number of occurrences over an interval is known.

________7. Jake finally proposed to Chaznaye. But before proposing Jake computed for the probability that
Chaznaye would say yes. He identified the number of success and failure among the different
scenarios in different places in olongapo. What type of probability distribution did Jake used?

a. Binomial Probability Distribution c. Poisson Probability Distribution

b. Multinomial Probability Distribution d. Hypergeometric Probability Distribution

II. Indicate which of the following random variables are Discrete or Continuous. Write D for Discrete and C for
Continuous.

________1. The weight of a sack of rice.

________2. The amount of servicing times in a restaurant.
________3. The amount of salary young professionals earn on their first job.
________4. The mark on biology examination that consist of 50 multiple-choice questions.
________5. The time between passengers arriving at an airport.
________6. The number of cars sold per day in an automobile location.
________7. The numbers of fish caught on a fish pan in a certain location.
________8. The distance between Ilocos Norte and Camarines Sur.

III. Solve for the Mean, Variance and Standard Deviation of the following. Show your solutions. Do not
forget to use the function “STO” on your calculator to get the exact answer.

1. Find the mean, variance and standard deviation of the following discrete probability distribution.

x 5 10 15 20 25
P(x) 0.05 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.35

2. The following table gives the probabilities thata probation officer will receive 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 reprots of
probation violations on any given day:

Number of 0 1 2 3 4 5
Violations (x)
Probability 0.15 0.31 0.22 0.18 0.09 0.05
P(x)

Calculate the Mean, Variance and Standard Deviation of this Probability Distribution

3. An electronic store sells a particular model of computer printer. The manager learns from a marketing group
that the probability distribution for the daily demand is reflected in the table. Find the mean, variance and
standard deviation of the distribution.
 Republic of the Philippines
City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Olongapo City Sports Complex, Donor St. East Tapinac, Olongapo 2200

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY 11

Daily Demand 0 1 2 3 4
(x)
Probability P(x) 0.10 0.45 0.20 0.15 0.10

IV. Problem Solving: Solve each Problem Completely. Show your solutions.

1. A coin is tossed 2 times and 2 dice are rolled. What is the probability that a tail would appear on the coin and
a sum of 5 is rolled on the dice?

2. If approximately 13% of the population has covid-19 among 250 people. Find the probability that exactly 10
people have covid-19

3. 36 students are candidate for “Most Fresh Face” of Gordon College 2020-2021. 14 students are Senior High
School and 22 are from College. If 5 are selected at random to dance along with a folk song, Find the
probability that all 5 are from Senior High School.

4. A senior High School Class at Gordon College has an average of 5 famous tiktokers per class, Find the
probability that a class can have:

a. At most 4 famous tiktokers

b. 5 or more famous tiktokers