7. A meeting of consuls was attended by 5 Americans and 3 Germans. If three consuls were selected, which of the following probability distribution represents the number of German? a. с. 3 10 30 3 2 10 30 P(G) 15 G 56 56 56 56 P(G) 15 56 56 56 56 b. d. 2 30 3 15 G P(G) 11 G 56 56 56 P(G) 15 30 11 56 56 56

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7. A meeting of consuls was attended by 5 Americans and 3 Germans. If three consuls were
selected, which of the following probability distribution represents the number of German?
a.
c.
3
1
56
G
30
G
P(G)
3
10
P(G)
10
15
1
30
1
15
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
b.
d.
3
15
11
30
G
2
30
P(G)
3
56
56
56
P(G)
15
56
56
56
8. Which of the following does not represent an example of a discrete probability distribution?
a. 0.58
b. 2
c. 65%
d. 5
9. Which among the following distribution represents a probability mass function?
а.
с.
Y 2 4 6 8
P(Y)
Z 4 7
P(Z)
8 9
1
2
3
4
b.
d.
H
3
5
10 15 20
P(H) 0.65 -0.15 0.50
P(G) 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50
10. The probability that a student will borrow 1,2,3, or 4 books are 0.45, 0.30, 0.15, and
respectively. What should be the probability of borrowing four books so that it can serve as a
probability distribution of the random variable.
a. 0.10
b. 0.11
c. 0.12
d. 0.13
N In
Transcribed Image Text:7. A meeting of consuls was attended by 5 Americans and 3 Germans. If three consuls were selected, which of the following probability distribution represents the number of German? a. c. 3 1 56 G 30 G P(G) 3 10 P(G) 10 15 1 30 1 15 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 b. d. 3 15 11 30 G 2 30 P(G) 3 56 56 56 P(G) 15 56 56 56 8. Which of the following does not represent an example of a discrete probability distribution? a. 0.58 b. 2 c. 65% d. 5 9. Which among the following distribution represents a probability mass function? а. с. Y 2 4 6 8 P(Y) Z 4 7 P(Z) 8 9 1 2 3 4 b. d. H 3 5 10 15 20 P(H) 0.65 -0.15 0.50 P(G) 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 10. The probability that a student will borrow 1,2,3, or 4 books are 0.45, 0.30, 0.15, and respectively. What should be the probability of borrowing four books so that it can serve as a probability distribution of the random variable. a. 0.10 b. 0.11 c. 0.12 d. 0.13 N In
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