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Probability, 2ADV S1 2008 MET1 7

Jane drives to work each morning and passes through three intersections with traffic lights. The number `X` of traffic lights that are red when Jane is driving to work is a random variable with probability distribution given by

\begin{array} {|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex} x \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt} & \ \ \ 0\ \ \  & \ \ \ 1\ \ \  & \ \ \ 2\ \ \  & \ \ \ 3\ \ \  \\
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex} P(X=x) \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt} & 0.1 & 0.2 & 0.3 & 0.4 \\
\hline
\end{array}

  1. What is the mode of  `X`?   (1 mark)

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  2. Jane drives to work on two consecutive days. What is the probability that the number of traffic lights that are red is the same on both days?   (2 marks)

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a.    `3`

b.    `0.3`

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a.    `3`

b.    `P(0,0) + P(1,1) + P(2,2) + P(3,3)`

`= 0.1^2 + 0.2^2 + 0.3^2 + 0.4^2`

`= 0.3`

Filed Under: Discrete Probability Distributions, Discrete Random Variables Tagged With: Band 4, smc-7136-40-Median and Mode, smc-7136-70-Other Probability, smc-992-40-Median and Mode, smc-992-70-Other Probability

Probability, 2ADV S1 2009 MET2 10 MC

The discrete random variable `X` has a probability distribution as shown.

\begin{array} {|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex} x \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt} & \ \ \ 0\ \ \  & \ \ \ 1\ \ \  & \ \ \ 2\ \ \  & \ \ \ 3\ \ \  \\
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex} P(X=x) \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt} & 0.4 & 0.2 & 0.3 & 0.1 \\
\hline
\end{array}

The median of `X` is

  1. `0`
  2. `1`
  3. `1.1`
  4. `2`
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`B`

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`P(X <= 0)` `= 0.4`
`P(X <= 1)` `= 0.6`

 
`:.\ text(Median) = 1`

`=>   B`

Filed Under: Discrete Probability Distributions, Discrete Random Variables Tagged With: Band 4, smc-7136-40-Median and Mode, smc-992-40-Median and Mode

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