Question 1

Kelvin has taken 3 shots in a shooting practice. The probability that Kelvin strikes the target is 0.6. X
represents the number of times kelvin strikes the target.

(a) List the elements of the binomial discrete random variable X.

(b) Calculate the probability for the occurrence of each of the elements of X.

(c) Hence, plot a graph to represent the binomial probability distribution of X.

Question 2

A Football club organises a practice session for trainees on scoring goals from penalty kicks. Each
trainee takes 8 penalty kicks. The probability that a trainee scores a goal from a penalty kick is p.
After the session, it is found that the mean number of goals for a trainee is 7.2.

Find the value of p.

Question 3

X is a binomial random variable such that X ~ B (n, p). If its mean and standard deviation are 90
and 3√737 respectively, find the value of p and of n
Question 4

(a) A normal distribution has a mean, µ = 50 and a standard deviation σ = 10. Calculate the
standard score of the value X = 35.
(b) The masses of Form 5 students of a school are normally distributed with a mean of 60 kg and
a standard deviation of 15 kg.

Find

(i) the standard score of the mass of 65 kg,

(ii) the mass of a student that corresponds to the standard score of – ½.

Question 5

Find the value of each of the following probabilities by reading the standard normal distribution
tables.

(a) P (Z > 0.600)

(b) P (Z < –1.24)

(c) P (Z > –1.1)

(d) P (Z < 0.76)

Question 6

Find the value of each of the following probabilities by reading the standard normal distribution
tables.

(a) P (0.4 < Z < 1.2)

(b) P (–1 < Z < 2.5)

(c) P (–1.3 < Z < –0.5)

Question 7

Find the value of k if

(a) P (Z > k) = 0.0480
(b) P (Z > k) = 0.8350
Question 8

The masses of pears in a fruit stall are normally distributed with a mean of 220
g and a variance of 100 g. Find the probability that a pear that is picked at
random has a mass
(a) of more than 230 g.
(b) between 210 g and 225 g.
Hence, find the value of h such that 90% of the pears weigh more than h g.
Question 9

Diagram below shows the graph of a binomial distribution of X.

(a) the value of h,

(b) P (X ≥ 3)
Question 10

The random variable X represents a binomial distribution with 10 trails and the probability of success
is ¼.

(a) the standard deviation of the distribution,

(b) the probability that at least one trial is success.

Question 11

In a school examination, 2 students out of 5 students failed Chemistry.

(a) If 6 students are chosen at random, find the probability that not more than 2 students failed
Chemistry.
(b) If there are 200 Form 4 students in that school, find the mean and standard deviation of the
number of students who failed Chemistry.
Question 12

5% of the supply of mangoes received by a supermarket are rotten.

(a) If a sample of 12 mangoes is chosen at random, find the probability that at least two
mangoes are rotten.
(b) Find the minimum number of mangoes that have to be chosen so that the probability of
obtaining at least one rotten mango is greater than 0.85.
Question 13

The result of a study shows that 20% of students failed the Form 5 examination in a school. If 8
students from the school are chosen at random, calculate the probability that

(a) exactly 2 of them who failed,

(b) less than 3 of them who failed.

Question 14

In a survey carried out in a particular district, it is found that three out of five families own a LCD
television.

If 10 families are chosen at random from the district, calculate the probability that at least 8 families
own a LCD television.
Question 15

(a) A survey is carried out about red crescents in a school.It is found that the mean of the
number of red crescents is 315, the variance is 126 and the probability that a student
participate in red crescents is p.

(i) Find the value of p.

(ii) If 8 students from the school are chosen at random, find the probability that

more than 5 students participate in red crescents.

(b) The mass of fertiliser used in an orchard farm is normally distributed with mean 5 kg and
variance 0.8 kg. Find the probability that on a particular day, more than 6 kg of fertiliser is
used.
Question 16

(a) 30% of the pens in a box are blue. Charlie picks 4 pens at random. Find the probability that at
least one pen picked is not blue.

(b) The mass of papayas harvested from an orchard farm follows a normal distribution with a mean
of 2 kg and a standard deviation of h kg. It is given that 15.87% of the papayas have a mass more
than 2.5 kg.

(i) Calculate the value of h.

(ii) Given the number of papayas harvested from the orchard farm is 1320, find the number of

papayas that have the mass between 1.0 kg and 2.5 kg.
Question 17

(a) It is found that 60% of the students from a certain class obtained grade A in English in O level
trial examination. If 10 students from the class are selected at random, find the probability
that

(i) exactly 7 students obtained grade A.

(ii) not more than 7 students obtained grade A.

(b) Diagram below shows a standard normal distribution graph representing the volume of soy
sauce in bottles produced by a factory.

It is given the mean is 950 cm3 and the variance is 256 cm6. If the percentage of the volume

more than V is 30.5%, find

(i) the value of V,

(ii) the probability that the volume between 930 cm3 and 960 cm3.
Question 18

(a) 20% of the students in SMK Bukit Bintang are cycling to school. If 9 pupils from the school
are chosen at random, calculate the probability that

(i) exactly 3 of them are cycling to school,

(ii) at least a student is cycling to school.

(b) The volume of 800 bottles of fresh milk produced by a factory follows a normal distribution
with a mean of 520 ml per bottle and variance of 1600 ml2.
(i) Find the probability that a bottle of fresh milk chosen in random has a volume of less
than 515 ml.
(ii) If 480 bottles out of 800 bottles of the fresh milk have volume greater that k ml, find
the value of k.