1. A discrete random variable X has a probability distribution given in the following table.

x 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5

P(X = x) 0.15 0.21 p q 0.13 0.07

(a) If E(X) = 2.61, determine the value of p and of q.

(4)

(b) Calculate Var (X) to three significant figures.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

2. A continuous random variable X has probability density function

f (x) = 12 x (1 − x ), for 0  x 1,

 2
 0, otherwise.

Find the probability that X lies between the mean and the mode.
(Total 6 marks)

3. A continuous random variable X has a probability density function given by the function f(x),
where

k ( x + 2) 2 −2 x  0
 4
f(x) =  k , 0 x
 3
 0, otherwise.

(a) Find the value of k.

(2)

(b) Hence find

(i) the mean of X;

(ii) the median of X.

(5)
(Total 7 marks)

IB Questionbank Mathematics Higher Level 3rd edition 1