document.write( "Question 450570: For Adam the probability a bull's eye with a bow and arrow is .4.
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document.write( "a) What type of probability distribution is this?\r
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document.write( "b) Complete the chart to show the probability distribution for the random variable X which represents the number of possible bull's eyes its associated probability.\r
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document.write( "X = # Bull's Eyes P(X)\r
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document.write( "c) What is the probability that Adam will get at least 2 bull's eyes?\r
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document.write( "d) How many bull's eyes do you expect him to make?\r
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document.write( "A box contains 5 dozen heads of lettuce. There are eight spoiled heads in the box. A person chooses a dozen heads at random.\r
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document.write( "a) What is the expected number of spoiled heads that will be chosen?\r
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document.write( "b) What is the probability that he did not choose any of the spoiled heads?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #309940 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! For Adam the probability a bull's eye with a bow and arrow is .4. \n" ); document.write( "Adam will take 5 shots. \n" ); document.write( "a) What type of probability distribution is this?::Binomial \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "b) Complete the chart to show the probability distribution for the random variable X which represents the number of possible bull's eyes its associated probability. \n" ); document.write( "X = # Bull's Eyes P(X) \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c) What is the probability that Adam will get at least 2 bull's eyes? \n" ); document.write( "Ans: 1-binomcdf(5,0.4,1) = 0.6630 \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "d) How many bull's eyes do you expect him to make? \n" ); document.write( "Ans: E(x) = np = 5*0.4 = 2 \n" ); document.write( "===================================================== \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A box contains 5 dozen heads of lettuce. \n" ); document.write( "There are eight spoiled heads in the box. \n" ); document.write( "A person chooses a dozen heads at random. \n" ); document.write( "a) What is the expected number of spoiled heads that will be chosen? \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Comment: That is not a binomial problem as the probability \n" ); document.write( "of selecting a spoiled head changes after each selection. \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "b) What is the probability that he did not choose any of the spoiled heads? \n" ); document.write( "P(no spoiled in choosing 12) \n" ); document.write( "= P(choose 12 good heads) \n" ); document.write( "= 52C12/60C12 \n" ); document.write( "= 0.1475 \n" ); document.write( "================================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============== \n" ); document.write( " |