Discrete Random Variable

1) Write down whether or not each of the following is a discrete random variable. Give a
reason for your answer.
a. The average lifetime of a battery.
b. The number of days in a week.
c. The number of moves it takes to complete a game of chess.

2) A fair dice is thrown four times and the number of times it falls with a 6 on the top, 𝑌𝑌, is
noted. Write down all the possible values of 𝑦𝑦.

3) A bag contains two discs with the number 2 on them and two discs with the number 3
on them. A disc is drawn at random from the bag and the number noted. The disc is
returned to:
a. Write down the sample space.
The discrete random variable 𝑋𝑋 is the sum of the two numbers.
b. Write down the probability distribution for 𝑋𝑋.
c. Write down the probability function for 𝑋𝑋.

4) A discrete random variable 𝑋𝑋 has the following probability distribution:

𝑥𝑥 1 2 3 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 1 𝑘𝑘 1
3 3 4
Find the value of 𝑘𝑘.

5) The random variable 𝑋𝑋 has a probability function

𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) = 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 = 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Show that 𝐾𝐾 = 10 .

6) The random variable 𝑋𝑋 has the probability function.

𝑥𝑥−1
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) = 10
𝑥𝑥 = 1, 2, 3,4, 5
Construct a table giving the probability distribution of 𝑋𝑋.

7) A discrete random variable has the probability distribution shown in the table below.
𝑥𝑥 0 1 2
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 𝑎𝑎 1
− 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑎𝑎
4 2
Find the value of 𝑎𝑎.
 8) For the following probability distribution.
𝑥𝑥 −1 0 1 2 3
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5
a. Write down 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋).
b. Find Var(𝑋𝑋).

9) Find the expectation and variance of each of the following distributions of 𝑋𝑋.
a.
𝑥𝑥 1 2 3
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 1 1
3 2 6
b.
𝑥𝑥 −1 0 1
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 1 1
4 2 4
c.
𝑥𝑥 −2 −1 1 2
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 1 1 1
3 3 6 6

10) Given that 𝑌𝑌 is the score when a single unbiased die is rolled, find 𝐸𝐸(𝑌𝑌) and Var(𝑌𝑌).

11) Two fair cubical dice are rolled and 𝑆𝑆 is the sum of their scores.
a. Find the distribution of 𝑆𝑆.
b. Find 𝐸𝐸(𝑆𝑆).
c. Find Var(𝑆𝑆).

12) Two fair tetrahedral (four-sided) dice are rolled and 𝐷𝐷 is the difference between their
scores.
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a. Find the distribution of 𝐷𝐷 and show that 𝑃𝑃(𝐷𝐷 = 3) = 8.
b. Find 𝐸𝐸(𝐷𝐷).
c. Find Var(𝐷𝐷).
13) A fair coin is tossed repeatedly until a head appears or three tosses have been made.
The random variable 𝑇𝑇 represents the number of tosses of the coin.
a. Show that the distribution of 𝑇𝑇 is
𝑥𝑥 1 2 3
𝑃𝑃(𝑇𝑇 = 𝑡𝑡) 1 1 1
2 4 4
b. Find the expectation and variance of 𝑇𝑇.

14) The random variable 𝑋𝑋 has the following distribution.

𝑥𝑥 1 2 3
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 𝑎𝑎 𝑏𝑏 𝑎𝑎
Where 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏 are constants.
a. Write down 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋).
b. Given that Var(𝑋𝑋) = 0.75, find the values of 𝑎𝑎and 𝑏𝑏.

15) A fair cubical die with faces numbered 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4 is thrown and the score noted. The
area 𝐴𝐴 of a square of side equal to the score is calculated, so, for example, when the
score on the die is 3, the value of 𝐴𝐴 is 9.
a. Draw up a table to show the probability distribution of 𝐴𝐴.
b. Find 𝐸𝐸(𝐴𝐴) and Var(𝐴𝐴).

16) A box contains 10 pens of which 3 are new. A random sample of two pens is taken.
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a. Show that the probability of getting exactly one new pen in the sample is 15 .
b. Construct a probability distribution table for the number of new pens in the
sample.
c. Calculate the expected number of new pens in the sample.

17) Two fair dice are thrown. Let the random variable 𝑋𝑋 be the smaller of the two scores if
the scores are different, of the score on one of the dice if the scores are the same.
a. Copy and complete the following table to show that the probability distribution
of 𝑋𝑋.
𝑥𝑥 1 2 3 4 5 6
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥)
b. Find 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋).
18) A fair dice has four faces. One face is colored pink, one is colored orange, one is colored
green and one is colored black. Five such dice are thrown and the number that fall on a
green face are counted. The random variable 𝑋𝑋 is the number of dice that fall on a green
face.
a. Show that the probability of 4 dice landing on a green face is 0.0146, correct to 4
decimal places.
b. Draw up a table for the probability distribution of 𝑋𝑋, giving your answers correct
to 4 decimal places.

19) A vegetable basket contains 12 peppers, of which 3 are red, 4 are green and 5 are
yellow. Three peppers are taken, at random and without replacement, from the basket.
a. Find the probability that the three peppers are all different colors.
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b. Show that the probability that exactly 2 of the peppers taken are green is 55 .
c. The number of green peppers taken is denoted by the discrete random variable
𝑋𝑋. Draw up a distribution table for 𝑋𝑋.

20) Evert day Eduardo tries to phone his friend. Every time he phones there is a 50% chance
that his friend will answer. If his friend answers, Eduardo does not phone again on that
day. If his friend does not answer. Eduardo tries again in a few minutes time. If his friend
has not answered after 4 attempts, Eduardo does not try again on that day.
a. Draw a tree diagram to illustrate this situation.
b. Let 𝑋𝑋 be the number of unanswered phone calls made by Eduardo on a day.
Copy and complete the table showing the probability distribution of 𝑋𝑋.
𝑥𝑥 0 1 2 3 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1
4
c. Calculate the expected number of unanswered phone calls on a day.

21) Gohan throws a fair tetrahedral die with faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4. If she throws an
even number then her score is the number thrown. If she throws an odd number then
she throws again and her score is the sum of both numbers thrown. Let the random
variable 𝑋𝑋 denoteGohan’s score.
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a. Show that 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 2) = 16.
b. The table shows the probability distribution of 𝑋𝑋.
𝑥𝑥 2 3 4 5 6 7
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 5 1 3 1 1 1
16 16 8 8 16 16
Calculate 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) and Var(𝑋𝑋).
22) A small farm has 5 ducks and 2 geese. Four these birds are to be chosen at random. The
random variable 𝑋𝑋 represents the number of geese chosen.
a. Draw up the probability distribution of 𝑋𝑋.
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b. Show that 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 7 and calculate Var(𝑋𝑋).
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c. When the farmer’s dog is let loose, it chases either the ducks with probability 5
2
or the geese with probability 5. If the dog chases the ducks there is a probability
1
of 10 that they will attack the dog. If the dog chases the geese there is a
3
probability of 4 that they will attack the dog. Given that the dog is not attacked,
find the probability that it was chasing the geese.

23) The random variable 𝑋𝑋 has the probability distribution shown in the table.

𝑥𝑥 2 4 6
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 0.5 0.4 0.1
Two independent values of 𝑋𝑋 are chosen at random. The random variable 𝑌𝑌 takes the
value 0 if the two values of 𝑋𝑋 are the same. Otherwise the value of 𝑌𝑌 is the larger value
of 𝑋𝑋 minus the smaller value of 𝑋𝑋.

a. Draw up the probability distribution table for 𝑌𝑌.

b. Find the expected value of 𝑌𝑌.

24) Susan has a bag of sweets containing 7 chocolates and 5 toffees. Ahmed has a bag of
sweets containing 3 chocolates. 4 toffees and 2 boiled sweets. A sweet is taken at
random from Susan’s bag and put in Ahmad’s bag. A sweet is then taken at random
from Ahmed’s bag.
a. Find the probability that the two sweets taken are a toffee from Susan’s bag and
a boiled sweet from Ahmad’s bag.
b. Given that the sweet taken from Ahmad’s bag is a chocolate. Find the probability
that the sweet taken from Susan’s bag was also a chocolate.
c. The random variable 𝑋𝑋 is the number of times a chocolate is taken. State the
possible values of 𝑋𝑋and draw up a table to show the probability distribution of
𝑋𝑋.
25) A particular type of bird lays 1, 2, 3 or 4 eggs in a nest each year. The probability of 𝑥𝑥
eggs is equal to 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘, where 𝑘𝑘 is a constant.
a. Draw up a probability distribution table, in terms of 𝑘𝑘, for the number of eggs
laid in a year and find the value of 𝑘𝑘.
b. Find the mean and variance of the number of eggs laid in a year by this type of
bird.

26) A bag contains 7 orange balls and 3 blue balls. 4 balls are selected at random from the
bag, without replacement. Let 𝑋𝑋 denote the number of blue balls selected.
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a. Show that 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 0) = 6and 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 1) = 2.
b. Construct a table to show the probability distribution of 𝑋𝑋.
c. Find the mean and variance of 𝑋𝑋.

27) The discrete random variable 𝑋𝑋 has the following probability distribution.
𝑥𝑥 1 3 5 7
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 0.3 𝑎𝑎 𝑏𝑏 0.25
a. Write down an equation satisfied by 𝑎𝑎and 𝑏𝑏.
b. Given that 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 4, find 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏.

28) A discrete random variable 𝑋𝑋 has the following probability distribution.

𝑥𝑥 1 2 3 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 3c 4c 5c 6c
a. Find the value of the constant.
b. Find 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) and Var(𝑋𝑋).
c. Find 𝑃𝑃�𝑋𝑋 > 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋)�.

29) A box contains five balls numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Three balls are drawn randomly at the
same time from the box.
a. By listing all possible outcomes (123, 124, etc), find the probability that the sum
of the three numbers drawn is an odd number.
b. Find the probability that 𝐿𝐿 is 4.
c. Drawn up a table to show the probability distribution of 𝐿𝐿.
d. Calculate the expectation and variance of 𝐿𝐿.
30) In a competition, people pay $1 to throw a ball at a target. If they hit the target on the
first throw they receive $5. If they hit it on the second or third throw they receive $3,
and if they hit it on the fourth or fifth throw they receive $1. People stop throwing after
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the first hit, or after 5 throws if no hit is made. Mario has a constant probability of 5 of
hitting the target on any throw, independently of the results of other throws.
a. Mario misses with his first and second throws and hits the target with his third
throw. State hot much profit he has made.
b. Show that the probability that Mario’s profit is $0 is 0.184, correct to 3
significant figures.
c. Draw up a probability distribution table for Mario’s profit.
d. Calculate his expected profit.

31) The discrete random variable 𝑋𝑋 has the following probability distributions.
𝑥𝑥 0 1 2 3 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 0.26 q 3q 0.05 0.09
a. Find the value of q.
b. Find 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) and Var(𝑋𝑋).

32) The random variable 𝑋𝑋 takes the values −2, 0 & 4 only. It is given that 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = −2) =
2𝑝𝑝, 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥 = 0) = 𝑝𝑝and 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 4) = 3𝑝𝑝.
a. Find 𝑝𝑝.
b. Find 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) and Var(𝑋𝑋).

33) A fair die has one face numbered 1, one face numbered 3, two faces numbered 5 and
two faces numbered 6.
a. Find the probability of obtaining at least 7 odd numbers in 8 throws of the die.
The die is thrown twice. Let 𝑋𝑋 be the sum of the two scores. The following table
shows the possible values of 𝑋𝑋.
Second throw
1 3 5 5 6 6
1 2 4 6 6 7 7
First 3 4 6 8 8 9 9
Throw 5 6 8 10 10 11 11
5 6 8 10 10 11 11
6 7 9 11 11 12 12
6 7 9 11 11 12 12
b. Draw up a table showing the probability distribution of 𝑋𝑋.
c. Calculate 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋).
d. Find the probability that 𝑋𝑋 is greater than 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋).
34) The discrete random variable 𝑋𝑋 takes the values 1, 4, 5, 7 and 9 only. The probability
distribution of 𝑋𝑋 is shown in the table.
𝑥𝑥 1 4 5 7 9
2
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 4p 5p 1.5p 2.5p 1.5p
Find 𝑝𝑝.

35) A fair tetrahedral die has four triangular faces, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. The score when
this die is thrown is the number on the face that the die lands on. This die is thrown
three times. The random variable 𝑋𝑋 is the sum of the three scores.
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a. Show that 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 9) = 64.
b. Copy and complete the probability distribution table for 𝑋𝑋.
𝑥𝑥 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 3 12
64 64 64
c. Event 𝑅𝑅 is ‘the sum of the three scores is 9’. Event 𝑆𝑆 is ‘the product of the three
scores is 16’. Determine whether events 𝑅𝑅 and 5 are independent, showing your
working.

36) Rory has 10 cards. Four of the cards have a 3 printed on them and six of the cards have a
4 printed on them. He takes three cards at random. Without replacement, and adds up
the number on the cards.
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a. Show that 𝑃𝑃(the sum of the numbers on the three cards is 11)= 2.
b. Draw up a probability distribution table for the sum of the numbers on the three
cards.
Event 𝑅𝑅 is ‘the sum of the numbers on the three cards is 11’. Event 𝑆𝑆 is ‘the number on
the first card taken is a 3’.
c. Determine whether events 𝑅𝑅 and 𝑆𝑆 are independent. Justify your answer.
d. Determine whether events 𝑅𝑅 and 𝑆𝑆 are exclusive, Justify your answer.
37) A fair spinner 𝐴𝐴 has edges numbered 1, 2, 3, 3. A fair spinner 𝐵𝐵 has eges Numbered
−3, −2, −1, 1. Each spinner is spun. The number on the edge that the spinner comes to
rest on is noted. Let 𝑋𝑋 be the sum of the numbers for the two spinners.
a. Copy and complete the table showing the possible values of 𝑋𝑋.
Spinner A
1 2 3 3
Spinner B −3 −2
−2 1
−1
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b. Draw up a table showing the probability distribution of 𝑋𝑋.
c. Find Var(𝑋𝑋),
d. Find the probability that 𝑋𝑋 is even, given that 𝑋𝑋 is positive.

38) Noor has 3 T-shirts, 4 blouses and 5 jumpers. She chooses 3 items at random. The
random variable 𝑋𝑋 is the number of 𝑇𝑇-shirts chosen.
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a. Show that the probability that Noor chooses exactly one T-shirt is 55 .
b. Draw up the probability distribution table for 𝑋𝑋.
Answer Key:
1)
a. This is not a discrete random variable, since time is a continuous quantity.
b. This is not a discrete random variable, since it is always 7 and thus does not vary.
c. This is a discrete random variable, since it is always a whole number and it does
vary.
2) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
3)
a. {(2, 2), (2, 3), (3, 2), (3, 3)}
b.
𝑥𝑥 4 5 6
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 0.25 0.5 0.25
c. 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 4) = 0.25, 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 5) = 0.5, 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥 = 6) = 0.25
4) 0.0833
5) 𝑘𝑘 + 2 𝑘𝑘 = 3 𝑘𝑘 + 4 𝑘𝑘 = 1, 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 10𝑘𝑘 = 1, 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑘𝑘 = 0.1.
6)
𝑥𝑥 1 2 3 4 5
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
7) 0.25
8)
a. 1
b. 2
9)
a. 3.83, 0.472
b. 0, 0.5
c. 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = −0.5, Var(𝑋𝑋) =2.25,
10) 𝐸𝐸(𝑌𝑌) = 3.5. Var(𝑋𝑋) = 2.917.
11)
a.
𝑥𝑥 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥)
2 0.0278
3 0.0556
4 0.0833
5 0.1111
6 0.1389
7 0.1667
8 0.1389
9 0.1111
10 0.0833
11 0.0556
12 0.0278
b. 7
c. 8.833
12)
a.
𝑑𝑑 0 1 2 3
𝑃𝑃(𝐷𝐷 = 𝑑𝑑) 0.25 0.375 0.25 0.125
𝑃𝑃(𝐷𝐷 = 3) = 0.125
b. 1.25
c. 0.9375
13)
a. 𝑃𝑃(𝑇𝑇 = 1) = 𝑃𝑃(ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒) = 0.5, 𝑃𝑃(𝑇𝑇 = 2) = 𝑃𝑃(𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡, ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒) = 0.5 × 0.5 = 0.25
𝑃𝑃(𝑇𝑇 = 3) = 1 − 𝑃𝑃(𝑇𝑇 = 1) = 𝑃𝑃(𝑇𝑇 = 2) = 0.25.
b. 𝐸𝐸(𝑇𝑇) = 0.75, Var(𝑇𝑇) = 0.687
14)
a. 2
b. 𝑎𝑎 = 0.375, 𝑏𝑏 = 0.25
15)
a.
𝐴𝐴 1 4 9 14
𝑃𝑃(𝐴𝐴) 1 1 1 1
2 6 6 6
b. 𝐸𝐸(𝐴𝐴) = 5.33, Var(𝐴𝐴) = 30.9
16)
7
a. 15
= 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥 = 1)
b.
𝑋𝑋 0 1 2
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 7 7 7
15 15 15
c. 0.6
17)
a.
𝑥𝑥 1 2 3 4 5 6
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 11 9 7 5 3 1
36 36 36 36 36 36
𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 2.53
18)
a. 0.0146
b.
𝑥𝑥 0 1 2 3 4 5
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 0.273 0.3955 0.2637 0.086 0.0146 0.0010
19)
a. 0.273
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b. 55
c.
𝑥𝑥 0 1 2 3
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 0.255 0.509 0.218 0.018
20)
a.

b.
𝑥𝑥 0 1 2 3 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 1 1 1 1
2 4 8 16 16
c. 0.938
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a. 𝑃𝑃(𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 2) = 16
b. 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = −3.75, Var(𝑋𝑋) = −2.19
22)
a.
𝑋𝑋 0 1 2
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 4 2
7 7 7
8
b. 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 7, Var(𝑋𝑋) = 0.408
c. 0.156
23)
a.
𝑌𝑌 0 2 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑌𝑌 = 𝑦𝑦) 0.42 0.48 0.1
b. 1.36
24)
1
a. 12
28
b. 53
c.
𝑥𝑥 0 1 2
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 35 57 28
120 120 120
25)
a.
𝑥𝑥 1 2 3 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 𝑘𝑘 2𝑘𝑘 3𝑘𝑘 4𝑘𝑘
1
𝑘𝑘 =
10
b. Mean = 3, Var(𝑋𝑋) = 1
26)
a. Show
b.
𝑥𝑥 0 1 2 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 1 3 1
6 2 10 30
6 14
c. Mean = 5, Var(𝑋𝑋) = 25
27)
a. 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 = 0.45
 b. 𝑎𝑎 = 0.15, 𝑏𝑏 = 0.3
28)
1 25
a. 𝑐𝑐 = 18 , 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 9
, Var(𝑋𝑋) = 1.17
b. 0.611
29)
2
a. 5
3
b. 10
c.
𝑙𝑙 3 4 5
𝑃𝑃(𝑙𝑙 = 𝑙𝑙) 1 3 6
10 10 10
d. 0.45
30)
a. $2
b. 0.184
c.
𝑥𝑥 4 2 0 −1
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 0.2 0.288 0.184 0.328
31)
a. 0.15
b. 1.56
c. 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 1.56, 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉(𝑋𝑋) = 1.41
32)
1
a. 𝑃𝑃 = 6
b.
𝑥𝑥 −2 0 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 1 1
3 6 2
4 67
𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 3&Var(𝑋𝑋) = 9
33)
a. 0.195
b.
𝑥𝑥 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 2 5 4 4 4 4 8 4
36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36
c. 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 8.67
 d. 0.557

34) 0.1
35)
a. Show
b. R and S are not independent
36)
a. Show
b.
𝑥𝑥 9 10 11 12
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋) 1 3 1 1
30 30 2 6
c. Not independent
d. Not mutually Exclusive
37)
a.
Spinner A 1 2 3 3
Spinner B -3 -2 -1 0 0
-2 -1 0 1 1
-1 0 1 2 2
1 2 3 4 4
b.
𝑥𝑥 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 1 2 4 3 3 1 2
16 16 16 16 16 16 16
c. 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 1, 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉(𝑋𝑋) = 2.88
5
d. 9
38)
27
a. 55
b.
𝑋𝑋 0 1 2 3
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋) 21 27 27 1
55 55 220 220