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Q1.

A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission


for a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard
deviation is 1.8 hours. If 49 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability
that their mean rebuild time exceeds 8.5 hours.
Q2. An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean
light of 1,850 hours and a standard deviation of 190 hours. Find the probability that
a random sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,870 hours.
Q3. The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with
mean 15 minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift
workers and 9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the
assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. Compute P( - < -
1.5)
Q4. If the amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station has a
population mean of $34 and a population standard deviation of $2 and a random
sample of 100 cars is selected, find the value of the standard deviation of the
sample mean.
Q5. The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean
of 15 lb and a standard deviation of 5. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the
probability that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18 lb.
Q6.Sales prices of baseball cards from the 1980s are known to possess a normal
distribution with a mean sale price of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $2.80.
Suppose a random sample of 64 cards from the 1980s is selected. Describe the
sampling distribution for the sample mean sale price of the selected cards.
Q7. Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8
inches and a standard deviation of 2.4 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected,
find the probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches.
Others
Q1. A random variable X has probability density function

(1 x) if 0 x 1,
= 0 otherwise.
1. Determine c.
2. Find E[X].
3. Find Var[X].
Q2. The time between arrivals of vehicles at an intersection follows an exponential
distribution with a mean of 12 seconds. What is the probability that the time
between arrivals is 10 seconds or less?
Q3. If the r.v.X is distributed as U(0, 1), compute the expectations:
1.


2.


Q4. The distribution of I.Q.s of the people in a given group is approximated well
by the
Normal distribution with = 105 and = 20. What proportion of the individuals
in the group in question has an I.Q.:
1. At least 50?
2. At most 80?
3. Between 95 and 125?
Q5. Let

if x lies in the interval (0;2) and assume f(x) = 0 otherwise.


Find the probability



Q6. Let f(x)be a density function dened by

for , and zero


otherwise.
a.) Find the parameter A.
b.) Find the probability that the random variable lies between 0 and 1.
Q7. 1.Let

on [0;1] and f(x) = 0 otherwise.


a.) Find the parameter b
b.) Find the probability that our random variable lies between 0 and 1.
Q8. Assume that a probability density function diers from 0 just on the interval
(0; a),
where a is a positive number, and on this interval f(x) = 3 - 4x.
a.) Find the unknown parameter a.
b.) Calculate

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