Question 1195546:  Three different phone brands are selected, one at a time from an electronic store containing 6 Samsung phones, 6 I-phones and 6 Techno phones. let X denote the number of I-phones selected in 3 random selections from the store. 
a. Express the probability distribution of X in tabular form. 
b. What is the probability that at least one phone selected will be an I-phone? 
c. what is the probability that none of three selected phones will be an I-phone? 
d. what is the expected number of I-phone selected? 
e. find variance of X and expected value of (4x-2) 
 Answer by ElectricPavlov(122)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! Certainly, let's analyze the probability distribution of selecting I-phones.
 
**a. Probability Distribution of X in Tabular Form**
 
* **Possible Values of X:**  
    * X can take on values 0, 1, 2, or 3.
 
* **Total Phones:** 6 Samsung + 6 iPhones + 6 Techno = 18 phones
 
* **Calculate Probabilities:**
 
    * **P(X = 0):** Probability of selecting no iPhones: 
        * (12/18) * (11/17) * (10/16) = 0.2710
 
    * **P(X = 1):** Probability of selecting exactly one iPhone: 
        * (6/18) * (12/17) * (11/16) + (12/18) * (6/17) * (11/16) + (12/18) * (11/17) * (6/16) = 0.4662
 
    * **P(X = 2):** Probability of selecting exactly two iPhones: 
        * (6/18) * (5/17) * (12/16) + (6/18) * (12/17) * (5/16) + (12/18) * (6/17) * (5/16) = 0.2268
 
    * **P(X = 3):** Probability of selecting all three iPhones: 
        * (6/18) * (5/17) * (4/16) = 0.0357
 
* **Probability Distribution Table:**
 
| X (Number of iPhones) | P(X) | 
|---|---| 
| 0 | 0.2710 | 
| 1 | 0.4662 | 
| 2 | 0.2268 | 
| 3 | 0.0357 |
 
**b. Probability of at least one iPhone**
 
* P(X ≥ 1) = P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) + P(X = 3)  
* P(X ≥ 1) = 0.4662 + 0.2268 + 0.0357 = 0.7287
 
**c. Probability of no iPhones**
 
* P(X = 0) = 0.2710 (already calculated in part a)
 
**d. Expected Number of iPhones (E[X])**
 
* E[X] = Σ [X * P(X)]  
* E[X] = (0 * 0.2710) + (1 * 0.4662) + (2 * 0.2268) + (3 * 0.0357)  
* E[X] = 0 + 0.4662 + 0.4536 + 0.1071  
* E[X] = 1
 
**e. Variance of X (Var[X])**
 
* Var[X] = E[X²] - (E[X])²  
* E[X²] = Σ [X² * P(X)]  
    * E[X²] = (0² * 0.2710) + (1² * 0.4662) + (2² * 0.2268) + (3² * 0.0357)  
    * E[X²] = 0 + 0.4662 + 0.9072 + 0.3213  
    * E[X²] = 1.6947
 
* Var[X] = 1.6947 - (1)² = 0.6947
 
**Expected Value of (4X - 2)**
 
* E[4X - 2] = 4 * E[X] - 2  
* E[4X - 2] = 4 * 1 - 2 = 2
 
**Summary:**
 
* Probability Distribution Table (see part a) 
* P(X ≥ 1) = 0.7287 
* P(X = 0) = 0.2710 
* E[X] = 1 
* Var[X] = 0.6947 
* E[4X - 2] = 2
 
I hope this comprehensive explanation is helpful! 
 
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