Problem Set P1

Name: ___________________________ Section: __________

I. Experimental

Materials needed:
Coins Colored pen/markers
Dice

1. Toss a coin three times and record each outcome then determine the probability of
getting 2 tails. Compare your experiment to the diagram shown below.

1st toss 2nd toss 3rd toss Final Number

Outcome of Tails

H HHH 0

H
T HHT 1

H
H HTH 1

T
T HTT 2

H THH 1

H
T THT 2

T
H TTH 2

T
T TTT 3

2. Roll a die six times, record the outcome and find the probability of getting a prime
number
II. Problem Solving and Identification

A. Identify the following random variables as discrete or continuous.

1. X = the number of students wearing white sock.
2. Y = the number of park vehicles at MQC.
3. X = the heights of female students entering the gate of MQC.
4. Y = the number of students eating at the canteen before 8 am.
5. X = the body temperature of students entering the school at 12 noon.
6. Y = the humidity of the air in the afternoon
7. P = the amount of money spent by a family every month.
8. Q = the weights in pounds of the varsity players.
9. P = the number of male professors in the faculty room.
10. Q = the air pressure during a typhoon.

B. Which of the following are discrete probability distributions? If it is not, specify the
reason.
1.

x 1 2 3 4 5

P(x) 0.1 0.2 0.25 0.4 0.05

2.

x 1 2 3 4 5

P(x) 0.05 0.25 0.34 0.28 0.08

3.

x 1 2 3 4 5

P(x) 0.07 0.2 0.4 0.05 0.03

4.

x 1 2 3 4 5

1 3 1 1 3
P(x)
10 10 5 4 10

5.

x 1 2 3 4 5

4 6 8 1 2
P(x)
25 25 25 5 25

6.

x 1 2 3 4 5

P(x) 0.003 1.007 0.8 0.05 0.05

C. Find P(x) of the following probability distribution shown below.
1.

x 1 2 3 4 5

P(x) 0.05 0.25 0.4 ? 0.06

Find P(4)

2.

X 1 2 3 4 5

2 1 4 1
P(x) c
15 5 15 3

Find the value of c

3.

X 1 2 3 4 5

P(x) 0.1 2k 0.4 0.25 0.1

Find the value of k

4.

x 1 2 3 4 5

2 2 3
P(x) 0.24 0.16
25 5 5d

Find the value of d

5.

x 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 y 2 1
P(x)
6 9 18 9 9

Find the value of y

6.

x 1 2 3 4 5

1 d 7 3d 1
P(x)
20 10 20 20 10

Find the value of d

D. Draw the histogram of all identified discrete probability distribution of Test (II. B)