Daily Test II Core Subject Mathematics Grade 12th Santa Laurensia Senior High School 2022 / 2023 ( A )

Material: Continuous Uniform Distribution

1. The continuous random variable X has a probability density function:

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𝑓(𝑥) = { 8 1≤𝑥≤9
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒

a) Write down the name of this distribution …………………….. ( 2 marks )

b) Find E( X ) ……………………………………………………. ( 4 marks )
c) Find Var( X ) …………………………………………………. ( 4 marks )
d) Find E( X 2 ) ………………………………………………….. ( 4 marks )
e) Find P( X > 3 ) ……………………………………………….. ( 4 marks )
f) Find P(𝑋 > 2|𝑋 < 5) ……………………………………….. ( 6 marks )
g) Find P(|𝑋 − 𝐸(𝑋)| ≤ 1) ……………………………………. ( 6 marks )

Given that Y = 3X – 5 and Z = 3 – 2Y

h) Find E( Z ) …………………………………………………… ( 6 marks )

i) Find Var( Z ) ………………………………………………… ( 4 marks )

2. The continuous random variable X ~ U[a, b]. Given that E( X ) = 6 and Var( X ) = 3, find the value of a and
the value of b …………………………………………………….. ( 12 marks )

3. Randy sets alarm clock goes off at 5 am every morning. The number of minutes, represented by the continuous
random variable Y, that it then takes for him to get out of bed has a continuous uniform distribution over the
interval [0, 25].
a) Specify completely the probability density function of Y ……………………. ( 4 marks )
b) Sketch the probability density function of Y …………………………………. ( 4 marks )
c) Find the probability that Randy gets out of bed before 5.15 am …………….. ( 4 marks )
d) Find the probability that Randy gets out of bed before 5.20 am, given that Randy is still on the bed at
5.08 am ………………………………………………………………………. ( 6 marks )
e) During a 5-day period, find the probability that Randy will get out of bed before 5.15 am exactly 3 times
( 6 marks )
f) If Randy gets out of bed after 5.15 am, he will be late to school. During a 5-day period, find the probability
that Randy will be late to school only once ……………………………………. ( 8 marks )
4. A machine is used to produce bubbles. Their diameters, in cm, are uniformly distributed over the interval
[6, 10] and are represented by the continuous random variable X.
a) Find the probability that the diameter of a bubble will be more than 9 cm …………….. ( 4 marks )

The machine produces 40 bubbles

b) Find the probability that 30 bubbles will have a diameter less than 9 cm ………………. ( 6 marks )
c) Find the probability that at least 15 bubbles have a diameter less than 7 cm …………… ( 6 marks )