1.

Suppose that 30% of the programs sold at the home games of a professional sports team
during the course of one season contain a special discount coupon. A group of 8 friends
attend the game and buy the same program. What is the probability that exactly 2 of the
group will get a coupon? P(x=2) ?

=BINOM.DIST(2,8,0.3,FALSE)

2. Suppose that 30% of the programs sold at the home games of a professional sports team
during the course of one season contain a special discount coupon. A group of 8 friends
attend the game and buy the same program. What is the probability that 3 or less get a
coupon? P( x ≤3)

=BINOM.DIST(3,8,0.3,TRUE)
3. Suppose that 30% of the programs sold at the home games of a professional sports
team during the course of one season contain a special discount coupon. A group of 8
friends attend the game and buy the same program. What is the probability more than 3
get a coupon?

=1- BINOM.DIST(3,8,0.3,TRUE)
 4. Suppose that 30% of the programs sold at the home games of a professional sports
team during the course of one season contain a special discount coupon. A group of 8
friends attend the game and buy the same program. What is the standard deviation of
this situation?

√ np(1− p)=√ 8∗.3 (.7)

=SQRT(8*0.3*0.7)

5. Suppose the weights of sumo wrestlers are normally distributed with a mean of 330lbs
and a standard deviation of 15lbs.  An up and coming competitor wants to defeat
wrestlers whose weights are in the top 10%.  What is the minimum weight of the sumo
wrestlers at the highest weight of the league?  Round your answer to the nearest whole
number, if necessary.
x−μ x−330
z= =P(.90)=
σ 15

=NORM.S.INV(0.9
) 1.2815515655446
=1.282*15 19.223273483169
349.22327348316
=19.223+330 9

6. Choose the statement that is TRUE:

a) For a binomial situation, the trials are dependent.
b) For a Poisson situation the mean = the variance
c) For a binomial situation, the standard deviation is equal to np
d) For a Poisson situation the mean = the standard deviation.
 7. Based on historical data, customers arrive at a rate of 56 people per 8 hour work day to
Sprinkle Cupcake ATM. Assume that the number of customers arriving can be described using
the Poisson distribution. What is the probability that at most 5 customers arrive in the next
hour? Express your answer rounded to four decimal places.

=POISSON.DIST(5,7,TRUE)

8. A binomial random variable n=13 and p=.7. What is the probability of exactly 5 successes?
Express your answer rounded to four decimal places.

=BINOM.DIST(5,13,0.7,FALSE)
 9. A Poisson distribution has a lamda = 3.9 What is the probability of exactly 1 successes in the
next time period? Express your answer rounded to four decimal places.

=POISSON.DIST(1,3.9,FALSE)

10. Despite advances in security, 20% of people who purchase items on the web, do not feel
comfortable giving their credit card number. If we pick 17 people who purchase via the web,
what is the probability that less than 6 will not feel comfortable? P ( x<6 )

=BINOM.DIST(5,17,0.2,TRUE)
 11. Despite advances in security, 20% of people who purchase items on the web, do not feel
comfortable giving their credit card number. If we pick 17 people who purchase via the web,
what is the probability that at most 6 will not feel comfortable?; what is P(x ≤6)

=BINOM.DIST(6,17,0.2,TRUE)

12. Suppose that a length of copper wiring averages 1.6 defect every 200 feet. What is the
probability that a 200-foot stretch will have two defects?

=POISSON.DIST(2,1.6,FALSE)
 13. Suppose that a length of copper wiring averages 1.6 defect every 200 feet. What is the
probability that the 300-foot stretch will have 2 defects?

x 1.6
= x= 2.4
300 200

=POISSON.DIST(2,2.4,FALSE)

14. Suppose that a length of copper wiring averages 1.6 defect every 200 feet. What is the
standard deviation of this Poisson Variable?

1.6=σ 2 ; √ σ 2=σ=√ 1.6=1.265

15. The probability that an observation taken from a standard normal population where
: P(−0.6 <Z <1.51) (Round your answer to the third decimal place.)

=NORM.S.DIST(-0.6,TRUE) 0.274253117750074
=NORM.S.DIST(1.51,TRUE) 0.934478287911084
=A2-A1 0.66022517016101
 16. The grades in a standardized test have a mean of 78, a known standard deviation of 8, and are
normally distributed. What is the probability for the mean of a class of 25 students to exceed
80? Round your answer to the fourth decimal place
x−μ 80−78
z= = =1.25
σ 8
√n √25

=(80-78)/(8/SQRT(25)) 1.25
=1-NORM.S.DIST(1.25,TRUE) 0.10564

1−.8944=0.10564

17. The yearly cost of insurance claims for the UNT employees is normally distributed with a mean
of $2000 and a known standard deviation of $300. What percentage of employees could we
expect to have an average cost less than $1800?

x−μ 1800−2000
z= = =−.6667
σ 300

=(1800-2000)/300 -0.6666667
=NORM.S.DIST(A1,TRUE) 0.2524925
 18. Suppose the weights of sumo wrestlers are normally distributed with a mean of 330lbs and a
standard deviation of 15lbs. An up and coming competitor wants to defeat wrestlers whose
weights are below their own weight of 310lbs. If there are 1000 sumo wrestlers in the league,
how many opponents does he need to defeat?
x−μ 310−330
z= = =−1.3333
σ 15

=(310-330)/15 -1.33333333333333
0.091211219725867
=NORM.S.DIST(A1,TRUE) 9
=A2*1000 91.2112197258679

19. A population has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 20. Let be used to estimate the
mean of the population from a random sample of size 100. Find the following probability:
P( z <.98). Round your answer to the fourth decimal place.

=(98-100)/(20/SQRT(100)) -1
0.15865525393145
=NORM.S.DIST(A1,TRUE) 7
 20. You are instructed to package chocolate boxes with a total weight of 500 grams each.
However, due to natural variation in the weight of the chocolates, the total weight of each
box is likely to differ from 500 grams. The historical variation in weight reveals a standard
deviation of 14.14. What is the probability of finding a box that differs from the desired
weight by more than 12 grams? Round your answer to the fourth decimal.
x−μ 488−500
z= = =−.8487
σ 14.14
√n

=(488-500)/(14.14) -0.848656294200849
=NORM.S.DIST(-.8487,TRUE) 0.198036286308574
=.19*2 0.396072572617148