Republic of the Philippines

Eastern Visayas State University

Electrical Engineering Department

Quiz # 1 in Engineering Data Analysis

Name: CYS: Date:
DIRECTION: Solve the following problems. Show your solution. 1 point for the final answer and 2 points
for the solution.

1. The following data gives the percentages of the families that 12. The probabilities that a service station will pump gas into
are in the upper income level. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 or more cars during a certain 30-minute
72.2 31.9 26.5 29.1 27.3 8.6 22.3 26.5 period are 0.03, 0.18, 0.24, 0.28, 0.10, and 0.17,
20.4 12.8 25.1 19.2 24.1 58.2 68.1 89.2 respectively. Find the probability that in this 30-minute
55.1 9.4 14.5 13.9 20.7 17.9 8.5 55.4 period
38.1 54.2 21.5 26.2 59.1 43.3 (a) more than 2 cars receive gas;
Find the sample mean, median, standard deviation, and variance.
(b) at most 4 cars receive gas;
2. Find the number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be (c) 4 or more cars receive gas.
seated on a bench with the nurses seated together.
13. From past experience it is known that 90% of one-year
a. 144 b. 258 c. 720 d. 450 old children can distinguish their mother’s voice from
3. How many ways can 5 boys and 5 girls form a circle with boys the voice of a similar sounding female. A random
and girls alternate. sample of 20 one-year olds is given this voice
a. 28,800 b. 2880 c. 5600 d. 14,400 recognition test. Find the probability at least 3 children
4. Four different colored flags can be hung in a row to make coded do not recognize their mother’s voice.
signal. How many signals can be made if a signal consist of the
display of one or more flags.
a. 64 b. 64 c. 68 d. 62 14. A hand soap manufacturer introduced a new liquid,
5. A coin is weighted so that heads is twice as likely to appear as lotion-enriched, antibacterial soap and conducted an
tails. Find the probability of obtaining a head. extensive consumer survey to help judge the success of
A. 1/3 C. 2/3 B. 1/2 D. 1/4 the new product. The survey showed 40% of the
consumers had seen an advertisement for the new
6. The probability for the EE board examinees from a certain school
soap, 20% had tried the new soap, and 15% had both
to pass the subject mathematics is 3/7 and for the subject ESAS
seen an advertisement and tried the new soap.
is 5/7. If none of the examinees fails both subject and there are 4
If a randomly selected consumer had seen an
examinees who passed both subjects, find the number of
advertisement, (a)what is the probability that he has
examinees from that school.
tried the new soap? (b)what is the probability that he
A. 20 b. 25 c. 30 d. 28
has not tried the new soap?
7. The probability that an Engineer will travel by plane is 2/3 and that he
will travel by train is 1/5. Find the probability of his travelling by plane or
train.
A. 2/15 B. 1/5 C. 13/15 D. 3/5
8. In how many ways you can invite one or more of your five friends
in a party.
a. 15 b. 31 c. 36 d. 25
9. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards. Find the
probability of drawing a king or a red card.
a. 0.5834 b. 0.5385 c. 0.3585 d. 0.8535
10. A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting
either three heads or three tail?
a. 1 b.3/8 c. 1/4 d. 1/2
11. In the EE board examinations, the probability that an examinee
will pass each subject is 80%. What is the probability that an
examinee will pass at least two subjects out of then three board
subjects?
a. 70.0% b. 80.9% c. 85.9% d. 89.6%
b.
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Electrical Engineering Department