1. In a Time/CNN poll, 66% of U.S.

adults said that they approve of more restrictions being

placed on what is shown on television to improve the moral climate in the United States.
Suppose this result is true for the current population of all U.S. adults. What is the
probability that in a random sample of 100 U.S. adults, 58 to 63 would hold the view?

2. According to a survey of U.S. adults conducted by Louis Harris and Associates for
Business Week, 67% of adults said that it has become harder to achieve the American
Dream of equal opportunity, personal freedom, and social mobility in the past 10 years.
Assume that this is true for the current population of all U.S. adults. What is the
probability that in a random sample of 200 U.S. adults, 142 or more would hold this
view?

3. In a recent survey of American high school students, about 20% of them said that they
do not try as hard as they could in school because they fear the disapproval of their peers.
Find the probability that in a random sample of 100 American high school students, 12 to
18 will feel this way. State any assumptions made.

4. At a certain petrol filling station, 60% of the customers pay by credit card.
( a ) For a random sample of ten customers, find the probability that
( i ) exactly six pay by credit card,
( ii ) a minority pay by credit card.

( b ) For a random sample of 80 customers, use an appropriate approximation to obtain a

value for the probability that more than 60 pay by credit card.

5. When a butternut squash seed is sown the probability that it will germinate is 0.86,
independently of any other seeds. A market gardener sows 250 of these seeds. Use a
suitable approximation to find the probability that more than 210 germinate.

6. On average, 2 apples out of 15 are classified as being underweight. Find the probability
that in a random sample of 200 apples, the number of apples which are underweight is
more than 21 and less than 35.

7. On a production line making toys, the probability of any toy being faulty is 0.08. A
random sample of 200 toys is checked. Use a suitable approximation to find the
probability that there are at least 15 faulty toys.

8. In the recent past, goals have been scored from 70% of penalty kicks taken in a football
league. If, on a future Saturday, 50 penalty kicks are awarded in the league, Find the
probability of 30 or fewer goals being scored from penalties on the Saturday.

9. A die is biased so that the probability of obtaining a six is 0.25. The die is thrown 200
times. Find the probability of obtaining a six on the die more than 60 times.
10. A certain tribe is distinguished by the fact that 45% of the males have 6 toes on their
right foot. Explorers discover 200 males from the tribe. Find the probability that the
number who have six toes on their right foot is less than 85.

11. On any occasion when a particular gymnast performs a certain routine, the probability
that she will perform it correctly is 0.65, independently of all other occasions.
(i) Find the probability that she will perform the routine correctly on exactly 5
occasions out of 7.
(ii) On one day she performs the routine 50 times. Use a suitable approximation
to estimate the probability that she will perform the routine correctly on fewer
than 29 occasions.

12. It is known that, on average, 2 people in 5 in a certain country are overweight. A random
sample of 400 people is chosen. Using a suitable approximation, find the probability that
fewer than 165 people in the sample arc overweight.

13. A survey of adults in a certain large town found that 76% of people wore a watch on their
left wrist, 15% wore a ,watch on their right wrist and 9% did not wear a watch.

A random sample of 14 adults was taken. Find the probability that more than 2 adults did
not wear a watch. '
A random sample of 200 adults was taken. Using a suitable approximation, find the
probability that more than 155 wore a watch on their left wrist .
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14. The probability that New Year's Day is on a Saturday in a randomly chosen year is "
(i) 15 years arc chosen randomly. Find the probability that at least 3 of these years have
New Year's Day on a Saturday. [ 4]
(ii) 56 years arc chosen randomly. Use a suitable approximation to find the probability
that more than 7 of these years have New Year' s Day on a Saturday.