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Discrete Probability Distributions

Authored by Kyle Lowman

Mathematics

11th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 20+ times

Discrete Probability Distributions
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 12 pts

A marketing survey compiled data on the number of cars in households.  If X = the number of cars in a randomly selected household, and we omit the rare cases of more than 5 cars, then X has the following probability distribution: 
X           0          1          2          3           4           5    
P(X)   0.24    0.37    0.20    0.11    0.05     0.03
What is the probability that a randomly chosen household has at least two cars?

0.20
0.29
0.39
0.61

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 12 pts

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The table represents the probability of guessing correct on a 5 question true-false quiz.  Find the probability for at least 4 questions correct.

.03125
.15625
.3125
.1875

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Is this a probability distribution?

No

Yes

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.1

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Is this a probability distribution?

No
Yes

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.1

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Is this a probability distribution?

No, the sum of p(x) does not equal 1.

Yes, all p(x) are between 0 and 1.

No, all p(x) are not between 0 and 1.

Yes, the sum p(x) is 1.

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.1

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A discrete random variable X has the probability distributions shown in the table. Find the value of k.

1/3

7/12

1/12

1/4

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.1

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A discrete random variable X has the probability distribution shown in the table. Find P(X < 2).

7/8

1/2

5/8

3/8

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.1

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

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