Chapter 8 (Binomial distribution)

1. Rafi has taken 3 shots in an archery practice. The probability that Rafi strikes the target is 0.6. X represents the number of times Rafi strikes the target. Calculate the probability for the occurrence of each of the elements of X. 2. 60% of the applications for the JPA scholarships are accepted. In a school, 7 students apply for the JPA scholarships. Calculate the probability that a) exactly three applications are accepted b) at least two applications are accepted 3. The probability of the birth of a baby girl in a certain county is 3/5. Find the probability that in a family that consists of 4 children, there is a) exactly 1 girl b) at least 1 girl 4. It is known that 20% of the students failed the final examination in a school. A sample of 10 students is chosen at random. Find the probability that a) none of the students who failed b) there are not more than 2 students who failed c) there are at least 2 students who failed d) none of the students who passed 5. A fair dice is thrown 9 times. Calculate the probability of obtaining a number 2 or a number 8 at least 8 times. 6. In a Mathematics examination, there are 40 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices of answers. Amy is very weak in Mathematics. She answered all the 40 questions by guessing. Calculate a) the mean b) the standard deviation of the number of questions she managed to guess correctly.

7. In a SPM examination in a school, 2 students out of 5 students failed Additional Mathematics. a) If 6 students are chosen at random, find the probability that not more than 2 students failed b) If there are 200 Form 5 students in that school, find the mean and standard deviation of the number of students who failed Additional Mathematics. 8) A company has 20 workers. The probability that a worker is late for work on a certain day is 1/5. On a certain day, find a) the probability that no workers were late for work b) the mean and standard deviation of the number of workers who is late for work 9) A factory produces an electronic components. 10% of the products are defective. a) If a technician chooses 100 components at random to be tested, find the mean and standard deviation of the number of defective components. b) Find the minimum number of components that have to be tested so that the probability of obtaining at least one defective component is greater than 0.8. 10) In a lucky draw, the probability to obtain a prize is p. a) Find the number of draws required and the value of p such that the mean is 15 and the standard deviation is

b) If 8 draws are carried out, find the probability that i) at least one draw will win a prize ii) at most 3 draws will win a prize iii) not less than 3 draws will win a prize