Milan A.

Agustines
11 - Marcelo H. Del Pilar

Let’s D representing the number of defective units when 5 units are chosen at random from
a batch of ten flash drives which contain six defective items. Find the value of random
variable D.

Random variable = D

Possible outcomes:
WWWWW
WWWWD
WWWDD
WWDDD
WDDDD
DDDDD

Possible Values:
WWWWW = 0
WWWWD = 1
WWWDD = 2
WWDDD = 3
WDDDD = 4
DDDDD = 5

Possible Values : {0,1,2,3,4,5}

Select three fans randomly at a football game in which Penn State is playing over Notre
Dame. Identify whether the fan is Penn State fan (P) or a Notre Dame fan (D). Let X be the
number of Penn State fans.

Random Variable = X

Possible outcomes :
DDD
DDP
DPP
PPP

Possible values:
DDD = 0
DDP = 1
DPP = 2
PPP = 3

Possible Values:
{0,1,2,3}