# 4.12: Chapter Solution (Practice + Homework)

1.

$$x$$$$P(x)$$
00.12
10.18
20.30
30.15
40.10
50.10
60.05
Table $$\PageIndex{6}$$

3.

0.10 + 0.05 = 0.15

5.

1

7.

0.35 + 0.40 + 0.10 = 0.85

9.

1(0.15) + 2(0.35) + 3(0.40) + 4(0.10) = 0.15 + 0.70 + 1.20 + 0.40 = 2.45

11.

$$x$$$$P(x)$$
00.03
10.04
20.08
30.85
Table $$\PageIndex{7}$$

13.

Let $$X =$$ the number of events Javier volunteers for each month.

15.

$$x$$$$P(x)$$
00.05
10.05
20.10
30.20
40.25
50.35
Table $$\PageIndex{8}$$

17.

1 – 0.05 = 0.95

18.

$$X =$$ the number of business majors in the sample.

19.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

20.

$$X =$$ the number that reply “yes”

22.

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

24.

5.7

26.

0.4151

28.

$$X =$$ the number of freshmen selected from the study until one replied "yes" that same-sex couples should have the right to legal marital status.

30.

1,2,…

32.

1.4

35.

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, …

37.

0.0485

39.

0.0214

41.

$$X =$$ the number of U.S. teens who die from motor vehicle injuries per day.

43.

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...

45.

No

48.

1. 50.
1. 53.

$$X =$$ the number of patients calling in claiming to have the flu, who actually have the flu.

55.

0.0165

57.

1. 59.

4. 4.43

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1. Figure $$\PageIndex{4}$$
2. 75.
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0, 1, 2, and 3

1. 82.
1. 84.

Let $$X =$$ the number of defective bulbs in a string.

• Using the binomial distribution:
• The Poisson approximation is very good—the difference between the probabilities is only $$0.0026$$.

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