# High school probability questions and answers

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Binomial probability

### In a family of 6 children, what is the probability of getting exactly 5 boys?

Binomial probability

### In a poll men and women were asked"When someone yelled or snapped at you at work, how did you want to respond Twenty percent of the women in the survey said that they felt like crying (TimeApril 4, 2011) Suppose that this result is true for the current population of women employees. Arandom sample of 24 women employees is selectedUse the binomial probabilities table or technology to find the probability that the number of women employees in this sample of 24 who will hold the above opinion in response to the said question is

Binomial probability

### X denotes a binomial random variable with parameters n and p, Indicate which area under the appropriate normal curve would be determined to approximate the specified binomial probability. $$\displaystyle{P}{\left({X}≥{8}\right)}$$

Binomial probability

### X denotes a binomial random variable with parameters n and p. For each exercise, indicate which area under the appropriate normal curve would be determined to approximate the specified binomial probability. $$\displaystyle{P}{\left({X}={6}\right)}$$

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### After being rejected for employment, Kim Kelly learns that the Bellevue Credit Company has hired only two women among the last 19 new employees. She also learns that the pool of applicants is very large, with an approximately equal number of qualified men as qualified women. Help her address the charge of gender discrimination by finding the probability of getting two or fewer women when 19 people are hired, assuming that there is no discrimination based on gender. (Report answer accurate to 8 decimal places).

High school probability

### Assume the random variable X has a binomial distribution with the given probability of obtaining a success. Find the following probability, given the number of trials and the probability of obtaining a success . Round your answer to four decimal places. $$\displaystyle{P}{\left({X}{<}{4}\right)},{n}={6},{p}={0.4}$$

Binomial probability

### Suppose that the New England Colonials baseball team is equally likely to win a game as not win it. If 4 Colonials games are chosen at random, what is the probability that exactly 3 of those games are won by the Colonials? Round your response to at least three decimal places. (If necessary, consult a list of formulas.)

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### If X is a binomial random variable, for what value of $$\displaystyle\theta$$ is the probability b(x; n, $$\displaystyle\theta$$ ) a maximum?

Binomial probability

### a) To verify that the Rams' computer system manager statement that the odds against losing straight tosses are 2047 to 1 is correct or not. b) To find the probability that the Rams lost the call for the next two games, for a total of 13 straight losses.

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### To match: The binomial probability statement with its corresponding normal distribution probability statement (a)-(d) after a continuity correction.

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### When Julia is writing a first draft, there is 0.7 probability that there will be no spelling mistakes on a page. One day, Julia writes a first draft that is 4 pages long. Assuming that Julia is equally likely to have a spelling mistake on each of the 4 pages, what is the probability that she will have no spelling mistakes on at least one of them? P(at least one without mistakes)=_

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### To explain the pros and cons of binomial probability tables.

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### What are the 6 criteria for the Binomial Probability and which four pertain only to the Binomial?

Binomial probability

### For a binomial distribution mean is 6 and variance is 2. Find the $$\displaystyle{P}{\left({X}={4}\right)}$$. a) 0.1024 b) 0.0012 c) 0.1768 d) 0.1345 e) 0.8976

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### If you know that it rains during ten days out of every thirty days in a particular city. Using the binomial distribution, what is the probability that no rain will fall during a given week?

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### Your friend is attempting 10 free throws, and from experience, you know that your friend’s probability of scoring a free throw is 0.7. What is the probability that your friend would score 8 free throws (ASSUME INDEPENDENCE)?

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### Problem set for binomial probability distribution 1.)Use the formula for the binomial probability distribution to find the probabilities for $$\displaystyle{n}={4}.{p}={0.5}$$ and $$\displaystyle{x}={0}.{1}.{2}.{3}$$. and 4.

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### Six shots are fired. The probability of hitting the target with one shot is equal to 0.7. Describe a probability mass function and a distribution function of a random variable X - the number of hits on target. Find its mathematical expectation and variance.

Binomial probability