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Chapter 5: The Binomial Probability Distribution and Related Topics
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Give an example of a discrete random variable.

A) The number of inches of rainfall in a county
B) The number of beverages sold at a lemonade stand
C) The number of gallons of concrete used at a construction site
D) The time required for a runner to finish a marathon
E) The temperature of a pot roast cooking in an oven
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_USB_4e
OBJ: Identify a discrete random variable TOP: 5.1 KEY: 1
MSC: 5.1.1 NOT: Concept
2. Give an example of a continuous random variable.

A) The number of fish caught by a fishing boat
B) The number of coins contained in a slot machine
C) The number of traffic accidents in a city
D) The number of gallons of water in a reservoir
E) The number of tables sold at a furniture store
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_USB_4e
OBJ: Identify a continuous random variable TOP: 5.1
KEY: 2 MSC: 5.1.2 NOT: Concept
3. Assume that the table below shows the age distribution of nurses in Great Britain in 1851.
Make a histogram for the probability distribution.
Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 80+
Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5 64.5 75.5 84.5
Percent of nurses 9.8% 5.6% 19.4% 24.9% 29.3% 9.3% 1.7%
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Bra_US_9e

OBJ: Identify the correct histogram given the data TOP: 5.1
KEY: 10 MSC: 5.1.10b NOT: Application
4. What was the age distribution of nurses in Great Britain at the time of Florence Nightingale?
Thanks to Florence Nightingale and the British census of 1851, we have the following
information (based on data from classic text Notes on Nursing, by Florence Nightingale).
Note: In 1851 there were 25,466 nurses in Great Britain. Furthermore, Nightingale made a
strict distinction between nurses and domestic servants. Find the probability that a British
nurse selected at random in 1851 would be 30 years of age or older. Round your answer to
nearest thousandth.
Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 80+
Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5 64.5 75.5 84.5
A) 0.097
B) 0.098
C) 0.943
D) 0.292
E) 0.942
OBJ: Identify the probability for class boundary or higher TOP: 5.1
KEY: 10 MSC: 5.1.10c NOT: Application
5. Compute the expected age  of a British nurse in 1851. Assume that the table below shows
the age distribution of nurses in Great Britain in 1851. Round your answer to nearest
hundredth.
Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 80+
Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5 64.5 75.5 84.5
A) 54.50
B) 59.50
C) 53.85
D) 53.88
E) 43.88
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: Compute the expected age m TOP: 5.1 KEY: 10
MSC: 5.1.10d NOT: Application
6. Compute the standard deviation for ages of British nurses in 1851. Assume that the table
below shows the age distribution of nurses in Great Britain in 1851. Round your answer to
nearest hundredth.
Age range (yr) 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 80+
Midpoint (x) 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5 64.5 75.5 84.5
A) 13.57
B) 1.52
C) 3.26
D) 53.68
E) 17.26
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: Identify the standard deviation TOP: 5.1 KEY: 10
MSC: 5.1.10e NOT: Application
7. The college hiking club is having a fund raiser to buy new equipment for fall and winter
outings. The club is selling Chinese fortune cookies at a price of $3 per cookie. Each cookie
contains a piece of paper with a different number written on it. A random drawing will
determine which number is the winner of a dinner for two at a local Chinese restaurant. The
dinner is valued at $39. Since fortune cookies are donated to the club, we can ignore the cost
of the cookies. The club sold 718 cookies before the drawing. Lisa bought 31 cookies. What
is the probability she will win the dinner for two? Write your answer as a fraction in
simplest form, if one exists.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) none of these choices

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: Find the probability TOP: 5.1 KEY: 13
MSC: 5.1.13a NOT: Application
of the cookies. The club sold 725 cookies before the drawing. Lisa bought 27 cookies. Lisa's
expected earnings can be found by multiplying the value of the dinner by the probability
that she will win. What are Lisa's expected earnings? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
A) $1.43
B) $1.37
C) $35.62
D) $1.38
E) $37.00
OBJ: Find expected values TOP: 5.1 KEY: 13
MSC: 5.1.13b NOT: Application
of the cookies. The club sold 718 cookies before the drawing. Lisa bought 32 cookies. What
is the probability she will not win the dinner for two? Write your answer as a fraction in
simplest form, if one exists.
A)
B)
C)
D)

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_US_9e
of the cookies. The club sold 723 cookies before the drawing. Lisa bought 25 cookies. Lisa's
expected earnings can be found by multiplying the value of the dinner by the probability
that she will win. How much did she effectively contribute to the hiking club?
A) $21.89
B) $70.73
C) $73.93
D) $23.76
E) $23.93
OBJ: Find out the effective contribution TOP: 5.1 KEY: 14
11. Jim has a 5-year-old car in reasonably good condition. He wants to take out a $20,000 term
(that is, accident benefit) car insurance policy until the car is 10 years old. Assume that the
probability of a car having an accident in the year in which it is x years old is as follows:
x = age 5 6 7 8 9
P(accident) 0.01182 0.01282 0.01386 0.01513 0.01602
Jim is applying to a car insurance company for his car insurance policy. Using the
probabilities that the car will have an accident in its 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th year, and the
$20,000 accident benefit, what is the expected loss to Car Insurance Company for the
respective years? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
A) $236, $256, $277, $303, $320
B) $226, $256, $277, $293, $320
C) $236, $261, $277, $293, $320
D) $226, $261, $277, $303, $320
E) $236, $256, $277, $293, $320
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: Note the expected loss TOP: 5.1 KEY: 15
x = age 5 6 7 8 9
P(accident) 0.01182 0.01282 0.01386 0.01513 0.01602
Jim is applying to a car insurance company for his car insurance policy. If the car insurance
company wants to make a profit of $600 above the expected total losses, how much should
it charge for the policy? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
A) $2688
B) $2690
C) $2692
D) $2685
E) $2683
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: What would be the charge TOP: 5.1 KEY: 15
MSC: 5.1.15c NOT: Application
x = age 5 6 7 8 9
P(accident) 0.01182 0.01282 0.01386 0.01513 0.01602
company charges $7000 for the policy, how much profit does the company expect to make?
Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
A) $3515
B) $3520
C) $3513
D) $3522
E) $3518
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: Note the expected profit TOP: 5.1 KEY: 15
x = age 5 6 7 8 9
P(accident) 0.01191 0.01292 0.01396 0.01503 0.01613
Jim is applying to a car insurance company for his car insurance policy. The expected loss
to the car insurance company for the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th years would be $595.50,
$646.00, $698.00, $751.50 or $806.50 respectively. What would be the total expected loss
to the car insurance company over the years 5 through 9? Round your answer to the nearest
dollar.
A) $3496
B) $3497
C) $3498
D) $3499
E) $3495
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: What would be the total expected loss TOP: 5.1
x = age 5 6 7 8 9
P(accident) 0.01182 0.01282 0.01386 0.01513 0.01602
company wants to make a profit of $800 above the expected total losses of $4179, how
much should it charge for the policy?
A) $4977
B) $4969
C) $4989
D) $4979
E) $4981
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: What would be the charge TOP: 5.1 KEY: 16
x = age 5 6 7 8 9
P(accident) 0.01191 0.01292 0.01396 0.01503 0.01613
company charges $6000 for the policy and the expected total loss is $2099, how much profit
does the company expect to make? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
A) $3902
B) $3905
C) $3900
D) $3897
E) $3903
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: Note the expected profit TOP: 5.1 KEY: 16
17. Richard has been given an 11-question multiple-choice quiz in his history class. Each
question has five answers, of which only one is correct. Since Richard has not attended the
class recently, he doesn't know any of the answers. What is considered the success?
A) number of questions
B) Richard answers a question correctly.
C) number of questions answered
D) Richard is unable to answer a question correctly.
E) none of the choices
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: Note the success TOP: 5.2 KEY: 9
18. The Honolulu Advertiser stated that in Honolulu there was an average of 659 burglaries per
300,000 households in a given year. In the Kohola Drive neighborhood there are 323 homes.
Let r be the number of homes that will be burglarized in a year. Compute the probability for
. Round your answer to the nearest ten thousandth.
A) 0.1669
B) 0.0341
C) 0.4082
D) 0.1558
E) 0.0369
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult REF: Bra_US_9e
A) 0.0011
B) 0.0029
C) 0.0383
D) 0.0183
E) 0.0072
A) 0.9834
B) 0.9982
C) 0.9004
D) 0.9856
E) 0.9964
21. Richard has been given a 5-question multiple-choice quiz in his history class. Each question
has three answers, of which only one is correct. Since Richard has not attended the class
recently, he doesn't know any of the answers. Assuming that Richard guesses on all 5
questions, find the probability that he will answer all questions correctly. Round your
answer to the nearest thousandth.
A) 0.004
B) 0.333
C) 0.500
D) 0.067
E) 0.600
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Bra_US_9e
has four answers, of which only one is correct. Since Richard has not attended the class
questions, find the probability that he will answer all questions incorrectly. Round your
A) 0.750
B) 0.500
C) 0.540
D) 0.133
E) 0.857
questions, find the probability that he will answer at least 6 questions correctly. Round your
A) 0.006
B) 0.007
C) 0.857
D) 0.286
E) 0.500
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: To identify the probability with the given condition TOP: 5.2
24. Richard has been given a 12-question multiple-choice quiz in his history class. Each
question has four answers, of which only one is correct. Since Richard has not attended the
class recently, he doesn't know any of the answers. The success occurs if Richard answers a
question correctly and the failure occurs if Richard is unable to answer a question correctly.
Assuming that Richard guesses on all 12 questions, find the probability that he will answer
no more than 3 questions correctly. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
A) 0.258
B) 0.500
C) 0.250
D) 0.649
E) 0.063
recently, he doesn't know any of the answers. The success occurs if Richard answers a
Assuming that Richard guesses on all 5 questions, find the probability that he will answer all
questions correctly. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
A) 0.004
B) 0.333
C) 0.500
D) 0.067
E) 0.600
26. Richard has been given an 11-question multiple-choice quiz in his history class. Each
question has five answers, of which only one is correct. Since Richard has not attended the
all questions incorrectly. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
A) 0.800
B) 0.086
C) 0.621
D) 0.909
E) 0.500
question has three answers, of which only one is correct. Since Richard has not attended the
at least 6 questions correctly. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
A) 0.057
B) 0.500
C) 0.600
D) 0.200
E) 0.077
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult REF: Bra_US_9e
question has four answers, of which only one is correct. Since Richard has not attended the
class recently, he doesn't know any of the answers. Assuming that Richard guesses on all 10
questions, find the probability that he will answer no more than 2 questions correctly. Round
your answer to the nearest thousandth.
A) 0.282
B) 0.200
C) 0.526
D) 0.050
E) 0.500
KEY: 19 MSC: 5.2.19d NOT: Application
29. There are 5 radar stations and the probability of a single radar station detecting an enemy
plane is 0.65. What is the probability of 3 stations detecting an enemy plane? Round your
answer to nearest hundredth.
A) 0.01
B) 0.65
C) 0.12
D) 0.34
E) 0.03
KEY: 28 MSC: 5.2.28a NOT: Application
plane is 0.35. Identify the type of histogram for the probability distribution.
A) skewed left
B) symmetric
C) uniform or rectangular
D) none of these choices
E) skewed right
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Bra_US_9e
OBJ: Identify the type of a histogram from the graph of the probability distribution when
the graph is provided TOP: 5.3 KEY: 6
plane is 0.40. Identify the type of histogram for the probability distribution.
A) uniform or rectangular
B) none of these choices
C) skewed left
D) symmetric
E) skewed right
OBJ: Identify the type of a histogram of probability distribution when values of n and r are
given TOP: 5.3 KEY: 7 MSC: 5.3.7e
NOT: Application
plane is 0.55. Make a histogram for the probability distribution.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

OBJ: Make a histogram for the probability distribution TOP: 5.3
plane is 0.55. Make a histogram for the probability distribution.
r
0 0.041
1 0.200
2 0.368
3 0.300
4 0.092
A) D)
B) E)
C)

OBJ: Make a histogram for the probability distribution TOP: 5.3
34. The probability of a radar station detecting an enemy plane is 0.85. If 60 stations are in use,
what is the expected number of stations that will detect an enemy plane?
A) 60
B) 51
C) 0
D) 58
OBJ: To identify the expected number of stations detecting a plane
TOP: 5.3 KEY: 10 MSC: 5.3.10b NOT: Application
35. The probability of a radar station detecting an enemy plane is 0.65 and the probability of not
detecting an enemy plane is 0.35. If 20 stations are in use, what is the expected number of
stations that will detect an enemy plane?
A) 20
B) 0
C) 18
D) 13
36. The probability of a radar station detecting an enemy plane is 0.85. If 7 stations are in use,
what is the standard deviation? Round your answer to nearest hundredth.
A) 2.44
B) 0.94
C) 0.89
D) 5.95
37. The probability of a radar station detecting an enemy plane is 0.55 and the probability of not
detecting an enemy plane is 0.45. If 5 stations are in use, what is the standard deviation?
Round your answer to nearest hundredth.
A) 1.66
B) 1.11
C) 1.24
D) 2.75
38. Suppose that on the leeward side of the island of Oahu, in the small village of Nanakuli,
about 30% of the residents are of Hawaiian ancestry. Let 1, 2, 3,… represent the number
of people you must meet until you encounter the first person of Hawaiian ancestry in the
village of Nanakuli. Compute the probability for 2. Round your answer to the nearest ten
thousandth.
A) 0.6900
B) 0.1000
C) 0.0900
D) 0.7000
E) 0.3480
plane is 0.65 and the probability of not detecting an enemy plane is 0.35. What is the
probability that the number of stations that detect a plane is no more than 2? Round your
answer to nearest hundredth.
A) 0.73
B) 0.44
C) 0.65
D) 0.16
E) 0.15

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Chapter 5: The Binomial Probability Distribution and Related Topics

1. Give an example of a discrete random variable.

2. Give an example of a continuous random variable.

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Bra_US_9e

E) none of these choices

E) none of these choices

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Bra_US_9e

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Bra_US_9e

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