Question 1

Solve the problem.
-The average life (in months) of an automobile battery is 3 months. If the battery life is exponentially distributed, find the probability that the life of a randomly selected battery is greater than 5 years.

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Question 2

Solve the problem.
-A physical fitness association is including the mile run in its secondary-school fitness test. The time for this event for boys in secondary school is known to possess a normal distribution with a mean of 450 seconds and a
Standard deviation of 60 seconds. Find the probability that a randomly selected boy in secondary school will
Take longer than 312 seconds to run the mile.

Accepted Answer

To find the probability that a randomly selected boy will take longer than 312 seconds to run the mile, we first calculate the Z-score for 312 seconds using the formula Z = (X - μ) / σ, where X is the value in question, μ is the mean, and σ is the standard deviation. Substituting the given values, we get Z = (312 - 450) / 60 = -138 / 60 = -2.3. Looking up the Z-score of -2.3 in a standard normal distribution table or using a calculator, we find that the probability of a score being less than -2.3 is approximately 0.0107. Since we're interested in the probability of taking longer than 312 seconds, we subtract this value from 1 (because the total probability is 1). Therefore, 1 - 0.0107 = 0.9893, which means there's a 98.93% chance a randomly selected boy will take longer than 312 seconds to run the mile.

Question 3

Solve the problem.
-The lifespan for a pair of walking shoes is normally distributed with a mean of $\mu = 760,000$ steps and standard deviation of $\sigma = 17,000$ steps. If a manufacture produces 5000 pairs of these shoes, how many can be expected to last for at least 773,600 steps?

Accepted Answer

To find the number of shoes expected to last at least 773,600 steps, calculate the z-score: $ z = \frac{773,600 - 760,000}{17,000} \approx 0.8 $. Using the standard normal distribution table, the probability of a z-score greater than 0.8 is approximately 0.2119. Therefore, $ 0.2119 \times 5000 \approx 1059 $ pairs.

Question 4

Solve the problem.
-The lifetime of an appliance that costs $500 is exponentially distributed with a mean of 4 years. The manufacturer gives a full refund if the appliance fails in the first year following its purchase. If the
Manufacturer sells 500 printers, how much should it expect to pay in refunds?

Accepted Answer

The exponential distribution has the property that the probability of failure within the first year is 1/mean = 1/4. Therefore, with 500 appliances, expected failures = 500 * 1/4 = 125. At $500 per appliance, the expected refund amount is 125 * $500 = $62,500. However, there seems to be a discrepancy in the provided choices, as none match the calculated amount. Given the choices, the closest or intended correct answer might be a mistake in the question or choices provided. Based on standard calculations, the expected refund should be $62,500, but since this option is not available, and assuming a possible mistake in calculation or typo, the closest provided choice is A) $55,300, acknowledging an error in the question or answer choices.

Question 5

Solve the problem.
-The amount of time that goes by between a new driver getting a license and the moment the driver is involved in an accident is exponentially distributed. An insurance company observes a sample of new drivers and finds
That 60% are involved in an accident during the first 4 years after they get their driver's license. In a group of 300
New drivers, how many should the insurance company expect to be involved in an accident during the first 6.0
Years after receiving their license?

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Question 6

Solve the problem.
-Suppose a brewery has a filling machine that fills 12 ounce bottles of beer. It is known that the amount of beer poured by this filling machine follows a normal distribution with a mean of 12.49 ounces and a standard
Deviation of 0.04 ounce. Find the probability that the bottle contains between 12.39 and 12.45 ounces.

Accepted Answer

To find the probability that the bottle contains between 12.39 and 12.45 ounces, we use the Z-score formula: $Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$, where $X$ is the value, $\mu$ is the mean, and $\sigma$ is the standard deviation. For 12.39 ounces, $Z = \frac{12.39 - 12.49}{0.04} = -2.5$, and for 12.45 ounces, $Z = \frac{12.45 - 12.49}{0.04} = -1$. Looking these Z-scores up in the standard normal distribution table gives us the probabilities of 0.0062 and 0.1587, respectively. The probability of being between these two values is the difference, 0.1587 - 0.0062 = 0.1525.

Question 7

For the given probability density function, over the stated interval, find the requested value.
-$f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x$ over $[ 0,2 ] ;$ Find the median.

Accepted Answer

The median of a probability density function is the value $m$ such that the integral of the function from the lower bound up to $m$ equals 0.5. For the given function $f(x) = \frac{1}{2}x$ over the interval $[0,2]$, we find the median by solving the equation $\int_{0}^{m} \frac{1}{2}x dx = 0.5$. Solving this equation gives $m = \sqrt{2}$.

Question 8

Solve the problem.
-Suppose a brewery has a filling machine that fills 12 ounce bottles of beer. It is known that the amount of beer poured by this filling machine follows a normal distribution with a mean of 12.14 ounces and a standard
Deviation of 0.04 ounce. Find the probability that the bottle contains fewer than 12.04 ounces of beer.

Accepted Answer

We need to find the probability that a bottle contains fewer than 12.04 ounces of beer.

First, we standardize the value of 12.04 using the formula:

z = (x - μ) / σ

where:
x = 12.04
μ = 12.14
σ = 0.04

z = (12.04 - 12.14) / 0.04 
z = -2.5

Next, we look up the probability corresponding to z = -2.5 in the standard normal distribution table.

The table gives us a probability of 0.0062. Therefore, the probability that a bottle contains fewer than 12.04 ounces of beer is 0.0062.

Hence, the answer is C.

Question 9

Solve the problem.
-There are 3 balls in a hat; one with the number 3 on it, one with the number 4 on it, and one with the number 7 on it. You pick a ball from the hat at random and then you flip a coin to obtain heads (H) or tails (T). Determine
The set of possible outcomes.

Accepted Answer

Each ball (3, 4, 7) can be paired with either a heads (H) or tails (T) outcome from the coin flip, resulting in 6 possible outcomes.

Question 10

Solve the problem.
-There are 3 balls in a hat; one with the number 1 on it, one with the number 5 on it, and one with the number 9 on it. You pick a ball from the hat at random and then you flip a coin to obtain heads (H) or tails (T). Determine the set of possible outcomes, then find the probability that the number on the ball is greater than $6 .$

Accepted Answer

The set of possible outcomes includes combinations of picking any of the three balls (with numbers 1, 5, or 9) and the coin landing on either heads (H) or tails (T), resulting in 6 possible outcomes: (1H, 1T, 5H, 5T, 9H, 9T). Only two of these outcomes involve picking a ball with a number greater than 6 (9H, 9T), so the probability is $ \frac{2}{6} = \frac{1}{3} $.

Question 11

Solve the problem.
-The pulse rate for a species of small mammal follows a normal distribution with a mean $\mu = 205$ beats per minute and standard deviation $\sigma = 30$ beats per minute. In a population of 800 of these mammals, how many would you expect to have a pulse rate between 193 and 241 ?

Accepted Answer

The z-scores for 193 and 241 are approximately -0.4 and 1.2, respectively. The probability of a z-score between -0.4 and 1.2 is about 0.54. Multiplying 0.54 by 800 gives approximately 432 mammals.

Question 12

Solve the problem.
-A spinner marked off in five equal-sized regions, numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, is spun twice. Let the random variable X be the sum of the numbers of the regions where the pointer stops.
(a) Find the set of possible outcomes
(b) Create a probability bar graph for X.

Accepted Answer

(a) The smallest possible sum of two spins is $3+3=6$ and the largest is $7+7=14$, so the set of possible outcomes is $\{6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14\}$.
(b) To create a probability bar graph for X, we need to find the probability of each possible sum. We can do this by listing all possible outcomes and counting how many times each sum appears.

| Outcome | Sum | Probability |
|---------|-----|-------------|
| 3,3     | 6   | 1/25        |
| 3,4     | 7   | 2/25        |
| 3,5     | 8   | 3/25        |
| 3,6     | 9   | 4/25        |
| 3,7     | 10  | 5/25        |
| 4,4     | 8   | 2/25        |
| 4,5     | 9   | 4/25        |
| 4,6     | 10  | 6/25        |
| 4,7     | 11  | 4/25        |
| 5,5     | 10  | 3/25        |
| 5,6     | 11  | 4/25        |
| 5,7     | 12  | 3/25        |
| 6,6     | 12  | 2/25        |
| 6,7     | 13  | 1/25        |
| 7,7     | 14  | 1/25        |

The probability bar graph for X is shown in option C.

Question 13

Solve the problem.
-The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 5.0 minutes and a standard deviation of 1 minute. Find the probability that a
Randomly selected college student will take between 3.5 and 6.0 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot.

Accepted Answer

To find the probability that a time is between 3.5 and 6.0 minutes, we use the Z-score formula: Z = (X - μ) / σ, where X is the value, μ is the mean, and σ is the standard deviation. For X = 3.5, Z = (3.5 - 5.0) / 1 = -1.5. For X = 6.0, Z = (6.0 - 5.0) / 1 = 1.0. Using a Z-table or calculator, the probability of Z being between -1.5 and 1.0 is approximately 0.7745.

Question 14

Solve the problem.
-Two dice are rolled, and the random variable X assigns to each outcome the sum of the number of dots showing on each face. What is the probability that X > 10?

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Question 15

Solve the problem.
-The time between major earthquakes in the Alaska panhandle region can be modeled with an exponential distribution having a mean of 620 days. Find the probability that the time between a major earthquake and the
Next one is less than 250 days.

Accepted Answer

The exponential distribution is given by the formula $P(X < x) = 1 - e^{-\lambda x}$, where $\lambda = \frac{1}{\text{mean}}$. Here, the mean is 620 days, so $\lambda = \frac{1}{620}$. For $x = 250$, $P(X < 250) = 1 - e^{-\frac{250}{620}} \approx 0.3318$.

Question 16

Solve the problem.
-Two dice are tossed, and the random variable X assigns to each outcome the sum of the number of dots showing on each face. What is the probability that X = 5?

Accepted Answer

To get a sum of 5, the possible outcomes for the two dice are (1,4), (2,3), and (3,2), each with a probability of $\frac{1}{36}$. Therefore, the probability of X = 5 is the sum of these probabilities, which is $\frac{1}{36}+\frac{1}{36}+\frac{1}{36}=\frac{1}{9}$. Thus, the best choice is option B.

Question 17

Solve the problem.
-Suppose a brewery has a filling machine that fills 12 ounce bottles of beer. It is known that the amount of beer poured by this filling machine follows a normal distribution with a mean of 12.14 onces and a standard
Deviation of 0.04 ounce. Find the probability that the bottle contains more than 12.14 ounces of beer.

Accepted Answer

The probability that a bottle contains more than the mean amount (12.14 ounces) in a normal distribution is 0.5, as the normal distribution is symmetric around the mean.

Question 18

Solve the problem.
-The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 4.0 minutes and a standard deviation of 1 minute. Find the probability that a
Randomly selected college student will find a parking spot in the library parking lot in less than 3.5 minutes.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Solve the problem.
-The number of new mini-vans sold by a particular salesperson during the month of March is exponentially distributed with a mean of 6. What is the probability that the salesperson will sell between 2 and 4 mini-vans in
March?

Accepted Answer

If a random variable X is exponentially distributed with mean µ, then the probability density function of X is: f(x) = (1/µ) * e^(-x/µ), for x > 0 In this case, µ = 6, so: f(x) = (1/6) * e^(-x/6), for x > 0 To find the probability that the salesperson will sell between 2 and 4 mini-vans in March, we need to evaluate the integral of f(x) from x=2 to x=4: P(2 < X < 4) = ∫(2 to 4) [f(x) dx] = ∫(2 to 4) [(1/6) * e^(-x/6) dx] = [-e^(-x/6)](2 to 4) = -e^(-4/6) + e^(-2/6) = 0.203 Therefore, the probability that the salesperson will sell between 2 and 4 mini-vans in March is 0.203.

Question 20

Solve the problem.
-A physical fitness association is including the mile run in its secondary-school fitness test. The time for this event for boys in secondary school is known to possess a normal distribution with a mean of 440 seconds and a
Standard deviation of 60 seconds. Find the probability that a randomly selected boy in secondary school can run
The mile in less than 302 seconds.

Accepted Answer

We need to find the probability that a randomly selected boy can run a mile in less than 302 seconds.

Using the formula for z-score:

z = (x - μ) / σ

where x is the value we want to find the probability for (302 seconds in this case), μ is the mean (440 seconds), and σ is the standard deviation (60 seconds).

Substituting the values:

z = (302 - 440) / 60 = -2.267

Using a standard normal distribution table (or calculator), we can find the probability corresponding to this z-score:

P(z < -2.267) = 0.0107

Therefore, the probability that a randomly selected boy in secondary school can run the mile in less than 302 seconds is 0.0107, which corresponds to answer choice C.

Quiz 9: Techniques of Integration

Solve the problem. -The average life (in months) of an automobile battery is 3 months. If the battery life is exponentially distributed, find the probability that the life of a randomly selected battery is greater than 5 years.

Solve the problem. -The lifespan for a pair of walking shoes is normally distributed with a mean of $\mu = 760,000$ steps and standard deviation of $\sigma = 17,000$ steps. If a manufacture produces 5000 pairs of these shoes, how many can be expected to last for at least 773,600 steps?

For the given probability density function, over the stated interval, find the requested value. - $f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x$ over $[ 0,2 ] ;$ Find the median.

Solve the problem. -There are 3 balls in a hat; one with the number 3 on it, one with the number 4 on it, and one with the number 7 on it. You pick a ball from the hat at random and then you flip a coin to obtain heads (H) or tails (T) . Determine The set of possible outcomes.

Solve the problem. -The pulse rate for a species of small mammal follows a normal distribution with a mean $\mu = 205$ beats per minute and standard deviation $\sigma = 30$ beats per minute. In a population of 800 of these mammals, how many would you expect to have a pulse rate between 193 and 241 ?

Solve the problem. -A spinner marked off in five equal-sized regions, numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, is spun twice. Let the random variable X be the sum of the numbers of the regions where the pointer stops. (a) Find the set of possible outcomes (b) Create a probability bar graph for X.

Solve the problem. -Two dice are rolled, and the random variable X assigns to each outcome the sum of the number of dots showing on each face. What is the probability that X > 10?

Solve the problem. -The time between major earthquakes in the Alaska panhandle region can be modeled with an exponential distribution having a mean of 620 days. Find the probability that the time between a major earthquake and the Next one is less than 250 days.

Solve the problem. -Two dice are tossed, and the random variable X assigns to each outcome the sum of the number of dots showing on each face. What is the probability that X = 5?

Solve the problem. -The number of new mini-vans sold by a particular salesperson during the month of March is exponentially distributed with a mean of 6. What is the probability that the salesperson will sell between 2 and 4 mini-vans in March?