SEK MEN SAINS MUZAFFAR SYAH

Topic : Probability Distributions 1 Hour

Class : FORM 5 Marks :

Instructions: This paper consists of 17 questions. Answer all questions. Give only one answer for each question.
Write your answer clearly in the spaces provided in the question paper. Working steps may help you to get
marks. Scientific calculator that are non-programmable are allowed.

1. A factory in Bangi produces an electronic component. 20 % of the product are defective. If a technician
chooses 50 components at random to be tested, find the mean and standard deviation of the number of
defective components.
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

2. Z is a continuous random variable of a standard normal distribution. From the standardised normal
distribution table, find P(Z < -0.93).
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

3. The mass of sugar packet are normally distributed with a mean of 2.5 kg and a standard deviation of 5 kg.
Find
(a) the standard score of the mass of 3 kg,
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(b) the mass of sugar packet that corresponds to the standard score of - .
3
[3 marks]

Answer : (a) __________

(b) __________

4. The ages in year, of the members of a golf club are normally distributed with a mean of 35 and a standard
deviation of 5. Find the probability that a member chosen at random will have an age between 40 and 45.
[4 marks]

Answer : __________

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5. X is a binomial random variable such that X ~ B (n, p). If its mean and standard deviation are 40 and 2 5
respectively, find the value of p and n.
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

6. 60 % students in school scored A for Physics. From a sample of 15 students, calculate the probability of
exactly 5 students scored A.
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

7. In a school, 3 out of 10 students have a video game set. Calculate the probability that from a sample of 7
students, none of them have a video game set.
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

8. 80 % of the standard 1 'Jujur' passed the Science test. If a sample of 3 students is chosen at random,
calculate the probability that all of them passed the Science test.
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

9. Z is a continuous random variable of a standard normal distribution. From the standardised normal
distribution table, find P(Z < - 0.57).
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

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10. Z is a continuous random variable of a standard normal distribution. From the standardised normal
distribution table, find P(Z > 1.077).
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

11. Z is a continuous random variable of a standard normal distribution. From the standardised normal
distribution table, find P(Z < 1.55).
[2 marks]

Answer : (a) __________

12. A normal distribution has a mean µ = 6 and a standard deviation, σ = 4 . Calculate the standard score of
the value X = 20
[2 marks]

Answer :__________

13. Z is a continuous random variable of a standard normal distribution. From the standardised normal
distribution table, find P (Z < 1.86).
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

14. X is a continuous random variable that is normally distributed with a mean of 15 and a standard deviation
5
of . Find the standard deviation score of X = 17.
2
[2 marks]

Answer : __________

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 15. The mass of bananas plucked from an orchard followed a normal distribution with a mean of 50 g and a
standard deviation of 0.015 kg. Find the mass that corresponds to the standardised score of 0.6.
[3 marks]

Answer : __________

16. Z is a continuous random variable of a standardized normal distribution. From the standard normal
distribution table, find the value of k such that P(Z > k) = 0.2266
[3 marks]

Answer : __________

17. Z is a continuos random variable of a standard normal distribution. From the standardised normal
distribution table, find P(3.05 < Z < 3.37).
[3 marks]

Answer : __________

Answer
1) X −µ 3 − 2.5
mean = np Z= = = 0.1
σ 5
= 20 % × 50
= 10 1
Standard deviation = npq (b) Z = -
3
50 × 0.2 × 0.8 X −µ X − 2.5
= Z= =
= 2.828 σ 5

Therefore,
2) P(Z < -0.93) = 0.8238 1 X − 2 .5
- =
3 5
3X = 2.5
3) (a) X = N( µ , σ 2) X = 0.83
X = N(2.5, 52)

Given X = 3. Therefore,

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 40 − 35 45 − 35
4) P(40 < Z < 45) = P( <Z< )
5 5 10) P(Z > 1.077) = 0.1407
= P(1 < Z < 2)
= 0.15866 - 0.02275
= 0.1359 11) P( < 1.55) = 1 - 0.06057
= 0.30854 - 0.03593
= 0.9394
= 0.27261

5) np = 40 12) X = N ( µ , σ 2)
X = N(6, 42)
Standard deviation = 2 5
npq Therefore,
=2
5 X − µ 20 − 6
Z= = = 3.5
npq = 4(5) σ 4
40q = 20
1
q= 13) P ( Z < 1.86 ) = 1 - 0.03144
2 = 0.9686
From np = 40
14) X ~ N( µ , σ)
1 2
n( ) = 60 5
2 X ~ N(15, )
2
x−µ 17 − 15
n = 120 Z= =
σ 5
2
6) X = Number of students who scored A 4
X ~ B(n, p) Z=
5
X ~ B(15, 0.6) 15) X ~ N( µ , σ )
P(X = r) = nC r p r q n - r
Z = 0.6
P(X = 5) = 15C5 (0.6)5 (0.4)10
X − 50
0.6 =
= 0.02448 1 .5
X = 9 + 50 = 59 kg
n r n-r
7) P(X = r) = Cr p q

16) P(Z > k) = 0.2266

= 7C0 (0.3)0 (0.7)7

= 0.08235 The reading of 0.75 gives a value of 0.2266

So, k = 0.75
n r n-r
8) P(X = r) = Cr p q
17)
= 3C3 (0.8)3 (0.2)0 P(3.05 < Z < 3.37) = Q(3.05) - Q(3.37)
= 0.00114 - 0. 00038
= 0.512 = 0.0007
9) P(Z < - 0.57) = 0.61191