BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION

Mr. Vipin Khurana

Definition: A random variable X is said to follow binomial distribution if it assumes only
finite non-negative values and its probability mass function is given by
P(X=x) = p(x) = nCx px .qn-x ;

x = 0,1n;

q = 1-p

= 0, otherwise
The two independent constants n and p in the distribution are known as the
parameters of the distribution. n` is also , sometimes, known as the degree of the
distribution.
Binomial distribution is a discrete distribution as X can take only the integral
values , viz. , 0,1,2,.n. Any variable which follows binomial distribution is known as
binomial variate.
If X is a binomial variate with parameters n and p, we shall write X~B(n, p)
Mean and Variance of Binomial Distribution.: Mean = E(X) = 1 = np
Variance = 2 = 2 - (1)2 = npq
where 2 = E(X2)
EXERCISE
Q.1)

A pair of dice is thrown 10 times . If getting a doublet ( same no. on both the
sides) is consider as success . Find the probability of
a. 4 success
b. no success
Ans:7/36(5/6)7 ,(5/6)10

Q.2 a) Determine the binomial distribution whose mean is 3 & std. Deviation 3/2
Ans: B.D is (3/4+1/4)1/2
b) If the sum of mean & variance of a binomial distribution is 4.8 for 5 trials. Find
the distribution.
Ans:B.D is (1/5+4/5)5
Q.3) The probability of the man hitting the target is .If he fires 7 times , what is the
probability of hitting the target at least twice.
Ans:4547/8192

Q4)

Assume that on an average 1 tel. No. out of 15 between 2 pm and 3 pm on

Wednesday is busy. What is the probability that if 6 random selected tel.no. are
called , at least 3 of them will be busy.
Ans :13025/(15)6

Q5)

A pair dice is thrown 7 times . If getting a total of 7 is considered as success .

What is the probability at
(i) no success (ii)6 success (iii) at least 6 success (iv) at most 6 success
Ans: (5/6)7 (ii)35(1/6)7
(iii)(1/6)5
(iv)1-(1/6)7

Q6)

5 cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well shuffled pack of 52
cards . What is the probability that
i. all the 5 cards are spades
ii. only 3 cards are spades
iii. none is spade
Ans (i)(1/4)5
(ii)90/(4)5
(iii) (3/4)5

Q7)

The probability of a bulb produced in factory fuse after 100 days of use is 0.05.
Find the prob. That out of 5 such bulbs
i)none
ii)not more than one
iii)more than one
iv )at least one
will fuse after 100 days of use.
Ans(i) (19/20)5
(ii)6/5(19/20)4 (iii) 1 - 6/5(19/20)4 (iv)1-(19/20)5

Q8)

The probability that bomb dropped by a plane hit the target is 0.4, two bombs can
destroy a bridge. If in all 6 bombs are dropped, find the prob. that the bridge will
be destroyed.
Ans: 0.76672

Q9)

The sum of mean and variance of a binomial distribution is 15 & the sum of their
squares is 117. Determine the distribution.
Ans: B.D is (2/3+1/3)27

Q10) The sum and product of the mean and variance of B.D is 24 &128. Find the
distribution.
Ans:(1/7+1/2)32
Q11) The difference between the mean and variance of B.D. is 1 & the difference of
their squares is 11.find the distribution.
Ans: (5/8+1/6)36
Q12) A man takes step forward with prob. 0.4 & backward with prob. that at the end of
11th step he is one step away from the standing point.
Ans: (462)(0.24)5
Q13) There are 8% defective items in a large bulk of item. Find the prob. that a sample
of 10 item will include not more than 3 defective items.
Q14) A man can kill a bird once in three shots what is the chance that a bird is killed.
Ans: 19/27
Q15) If m things are distributed among a` men and `b woman, show that the
probability that the number of things received by man is odd, is

[(b+a)m-(b-a)m]
(b+a)m
Q16) An irregular six-faced die is thrown and the expectation that in 10 throws it will
give five even numbers is twice the expectation that it will give four even
numbers. How many times in 10,000 set of 10 throws would you expect it to give
no even number.
Ans: 10,000 . (3/8)10

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