Chapter 6: Q. 114 (page 431)
If Jeff gets 4 game pieces, what is the probability that he wins exactly 1 prize?
a. 0.25
b. 1.00
c.
d.
e.
Short Answer
Option (d) is the correct answer
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Chapter 6: Q. 114 (page 431)
If Jeff gets 4 game pieces, what is the probability that he wins exactly 1 prize?
a. 0.25
b. 1.00
c.
d.
e.
Option (d) is the correct answer
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Auto emissions The amount of nitrogen oxides (NOX) present in the exhaust of a particular model of old car varies from car to car according to a Normal distribution with mean 1.4 grams per mile and standard deviation . Two randomly selected cars of this model are tested. One has of ; the other has . The test station attendant finds this difference in emissions between two similar cars surprising. If the NOX levels for two randomly chosen cars of this type are independent, find the probability that the difference is greater than or less than .
A glass act In a process for manufacturing glassware, glass stems are sealed by heating them in a flame. Let X be the temperature (in degrees Celsius) for a randomly chosen glass. The mean and standard deviation of X are and .
a. Is tempe谐ature a discrete 芯谐 continuous 谐andom variable? Explain 褍芯u谐 answer.
b. The target temperature is . What are the mean and standard deviation of the number of degrees off target, ?
c. A manager asks for results in degrees Fahrenheit. The conversion of X into degrees Fahrenheit is given by . What are the mean and the standard deviation of the temperature of the flame in the Fahrenheit scale?
Kids and toys In an experiment on the behavior of young children, each subject is placed in an area with five toys. Past experiments have shown that the probability distribution of the number X of toys played with by a randomly selected subject is as follows:

Part (a). Write the event 鈥渃hild plays with 5 toys鈥 in terms of X. Then find its probability.
Part (b). What鈥檚 the probability that a randomly selected subject plays with at most 3 toys?
.Essay errors Typographical and spelling errors can be either 鈥渘onword errors鈥 or 鈥渨ord errors.鈥 A nonword error is not a real word, as when 鈥渢he鈥 is typed as 鈥渢eh.鈥 A word error is a real word, but not the right word, as when 鈥渓ose鈥 is typed as 鈥渓oose.鈥 When students are asked to write a -word essay (without spell-checking), the number of nonword errors X has the following probability distribution:
| Value of X | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Probability | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Value of Y | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Probability | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
a) Find the mean and standard deviation of the difference in the number of errors made by a randomly selected student. Interpret each value in context.
(b) Challenge: Find the probability that a randomly selected student makes more word errors than nonword errors .
Baby elk Refer to Exercise 77 . How surprising would it be for more than 4 elk in the sample to survive to adulthood? Calculate an appropriate probability to support your answer.
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