Unit -2

Part-A
May 18
1.In 256 sets of 8 tosses of a coin in how many sets one may
expect heads and tails in equal numbers?

2.What do you mean by memory less property of the

exponential distribution?

November 18
1.Define Binomial distribution.

2. Define Exponential distribution.

November 17
1. The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4
and 4/3 respectively. Find P(X ≥ 1) if n = 6.

2. Write any two applications of Normal distribution.

May 17
1. Write the mean and variance of Binomial distribution.

2. Define uniform distribution.

April19
1. Recall the probability density function of Exponential
distribution.

2. X is normally distributed and the mean of X is 12 and the

S.D. is 4. Find out the probability of the following, (a) x ≥ 20,
(b) x ≤ 20 (c) 0 ≤ x ≤ 12.

Part-B
May 18
1. Out of 800 families with 4 children each, how many
families would be expected to have (a) 2 boys and 2 girls (b)
at least 1 boy (c) at most 2 girls and (d) children of both
sexes. Assume equal probabilities for boys and girls.
2. Saving bank account of a customer showed an average
balance Rs.150 and a standard deviation of Rs.50 assuming
that the account balances are normally distributed (a) What
percentage of account is over Rs.200? (b) What percentage
of account is between Rs.120 and Rs.170? (c) What
percentage of account is less than Rs.75?

November 18
1. (a) 6 dice are thrown 729 times. How many times do you
expect at least 3 dice to show a five or a six? (b) With the
usual notation, find p, q and P(x = 0) for the binomial random
variable X if n = 6 and if 9P(X = 4) = P(X = 2).
2. (a) The daily consumption of milk in excess of 20,000
gallons is approximately exponentially distributed with  =
1/3000. The city has a daily stock of 35,000 gallons. What is
the probability that of two days selected at random, the
stock is insufficient for both days?
(b) The weekly wages of 1000 workmen are normally
distributed around a mean of Rs. 70 with a S.D. of Rs. 5.
Estimate the number of workers whose weekly wages
will be (i) between Rs.69 and Rs.72. (ii) less than Rs.69.
(iii) More than Rs.72.

November 17

1. (a) The number of monthly breakdowns of a computer is a

Random variable having a Poisson distribution with mean
equal to 1.8. Find the probability that this computer will
function for a month (i) without a breakdown (ii) with only
one breakdown and (iii) with atleast one breakdown. (b)
Aand Bshoot independently until each has hit own target.
The probabilities of their hitting the target at each shot are
3/5 and 5/7
respectively. Find the probability that B will require more
shots then A.
2. (a) The mileage which car owners get with certain kind of
radial tire is a Random variable having an exponential
distribution with mean 40,000 km. Find the probabilities that
one of these tires will last (1) at least 20,000 km of (2) at
most 50,000 km.
(b) In a normal distribution with mean 15 and SD 3.5 it
is found that 647 observations exceed 16.25. What is the
total number of observations in the population.

May 17
1. (a) Find the binomial distribution in which the mean is 4
and variance 3. Also find P (x >= 3) (6)
(b) The weekly wages of 1000 workmen are normally
distributed around a mean of Rs 70 with a SD 0f Rs
5.Estimate the number of workers whose weekly wages will
be (i) between Rs 69 and Rs 72, (ii) less than Rs 69, (iii) More
than Rs72. (10)

2. (a) After correcting the proof up to 50 pages of a book, the

proof reader found that there are three errors per 5 page.
Use Poisson distribution and estimate the number of pages
with 0, 1, 2, 3 errors in a certain book of 1000 pages.
(b) The number of kilometers that a car run before its
battery has to be replaced is exponentially distributed with
an average of 10, 000 kms. If the owner desires to
take a tour consisting 8000 kms, what is the probability that
he will be able to complete his tour without replacing the
battery. Assuming that the car has been already used for
same time.

April19
1. A manufacturer of cotter pins knows that 5% of his product
is defective. If he sells cotter pins in boxes of 100 and
guarantees that not more than 10 pins will be defective.
Estimate the approximate probability that a box will fail to
meet the guaranteed quality?

2. In a normal distribution 31% of the items are under 45 and

8% are over 64. Find the mean and standard deviation.