LABORATORY EXERCISE 2

PROBLEM
Probabilities have been determined for the movements of the ball in a pinball game.T
the points awarded if the ball strikes a given position. Simulate the paths of three ba
ball.

From To Probability Cum Min Max To RANDOM NUM

A 0.30 0.30 1 30 A
B 0.30 0.60 31 60 B
C 0.25 0.85 61 85 C
S
D 0.10 0.95 86 95 D
E 0.04 0.99 96 99 E
F 0.01 1.00 100 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To
A 0.25 0.25 1 25 A
B 0.25 0.50 26 50 B
C 0.25 0.75 51 75 C
A
D 0.10 0.85 76 85 D
E 0.10 0.95 86 95 E
F 0.05 1.00 96 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To
A 0.30 0.30 1 30 A
B 0.20 0.50 31 50 B

B
 C 0.20 0.70 51 70 C
B
D 0.15 0.85 71 85 D
E 0.10 0.95 86 95 E
F 0.05 1.00 96 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To
A 0.10 0.10 1 10 A
B 0.15 0.25 11 25 B
C 0.20 0.45 26 45 C
C
D 0.15 0.60 46 60 D
E 0.25 0.85 61 85 E
F 0.15 1.00 86 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To
A 0.10 0.10 1 10 A
B 0.05 0.15 11 15 B
C 0.25 0.40 16 40 C
D
D 0.20 0.60 41 60 D
E 0.25 0.85 61 85 E
F 0.15 1.00 86 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To
A 0.05 0.05 1 5 A
B 0.10 0.15 6 15 B
C 0.15 0.30 16 30 C
E
D 0.15 0.45 31 45 D
E 0.20 0.65 46 65 E
F 0.35 1.00 66 100 F
F END END END END END END
all in a pinball game.These are shown in the accompanying table, along with
the paths of three balls, and compute the number of points awarded for each

RANDOM NUMBERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1ST BALL 39 33 59 40 2 27 43 36 55 93 52 54 21 14 36 20
2ND BALL 13 36 68 63 5 61 51 55 26 25 9 39 88 7 42 95
3RD BALL 80 20 25 31 72 81 49 23 3 59 87 68 3 27 14 82
LABORATORY EXERCISE

PROBLEM
Probabilities have been determined for the movements of the ball in a pinball game.Thes
ball strikes a given position. Simulate the paths of three balls, and compute the number

SIMULATION
1ST BALL
From To Probability Cum Min Max To FROM RN TO
A 0.30 0.30 1 30 A S 34 B
B 0.30 0.60 31 60 B
C 0.25 0.85 61 85 C PATH S-B-A-C-A-F
S
D 0.10 0.95 86 95 D TOTAL POINTS 1320 points
E 0.04 0.99 96 99 E
F 0.01 1.00 100 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To 2ND BALL
A 0.25 0.25 1 25 A FROM RN TO
B 0.25 0.50 26 50 B S 76 C

A
 C 0.25 0.75 51 75 C
A
D 0.10 0.85 76 85 D PATH S-C-C-C-F
E 0.10 0.95 86 95 E TOTAL POINTS 620 points
F 0.05 1.00 96 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To 3RD BALL
A 0.30 0.30 1 30 A FROM RN TO
B 0.20 0.50 31 50 B S 32 B
C 0.20 0.70 51 70 C
B
D 0.15 0.85 71 85 D PATH S-B-A-C-E-D-D-C-E-F
E 0.10 0.95 86 95 E TOTAL POINTS 1420 points
F 0.05 1.00 96 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To
A 0.10 0.10 1 10 A
B 0.15 0.25 11 25 B
C 0.20 0.45 26 45 C
C
D 0.15 0.60 46 60 D
E 0.25 0.85 61 85 E
F 0.15 1.00 86 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To
A 0.10 0.10 1 10 A
B 0.05 0.15 11 15 B
C 0.25 0.40 16 40 C
D
D 0.20 0.60 41 60 D
E 0.25 0.85 61 85 E
F 0.15 1.00 86 100 F
From To Probability Cum Min Max To
A 0.05 0.05 1 5 A
B 0.10 0.15 6 15 B
C 0.15 0.30 16 30 C
E
D 0.15 0.45 31 45 D
E 0.20 0.65 46 65 E
F 0.35 1.00 66 100 F
F END END END END END END
n a pinball game.These are shown in the accompanying table, along with the points awarded if the
ompute the number of points awarded for each ball.

POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS

300 15 A 400 51 C 200 2 A 400 97 F 20 97 DONE 0

POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS

200 32 C 200 45 C 200 99 F 20 97 DONE 0 97 DONE 0
 POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS RN TO
300 5 A 400 53 C 200 76 E 50 43 D 100 54 D 100 21 C

B-A-C-E-D-D-C-E-F
points
f the
POINTSRN TOPOINTSRN TO POINTS RN TO POINTS
200 67 E 50 87 F 20 87 DONE 0