Lesson 2: Constructing Probability Distributions

ACTIVITY 2

A. Determine whether the distribution represent a probability distribution. Explain your

answer.
B. Construct a probability distribution for the data and draw a histogram of the
distribution.

1. The probabilities that a surgeon operates on 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 patients in any one day

are 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.20 and 0.20, respectively.

2. The probabilities that a customer buys 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 items in a convenience store

are 0.32, 0.12, 0.23, 0.18, and 0.15, respectively.

3. The probabilities that a student will borrow 1, 2, 3, or 4 books are 0.45, 0.30, 0.15
and 0.10, respectively.

1 1 1 1 1
4. The probabilities that a bias die will fall as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 are , , , , , and
2 6 12 12 12
1
, respectively.
12

1
5. The probabilities that a depositor will invest ₱100,000, ₱250,000, or ₱180,000 are
4
1 1
, 4 , and 2 , respectively.