P-1 the salespeople at owl realty sell up to 9 houses per

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ProbabilityDistributions Problem Set

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P-1 The salespeople at Owl Realty sell up to 9 houses per month. The probability distribution of a salesperson selling n houses in a month is as follows:
Sales
Probability

0
.05

1
.10

2
.15

3
.20

4
.15

5

6
.10

7
.05

8
.05

9
.05

a. What is the probability of selling 5 houses in a month?
b. What are the expected value and the standard deviation for the number houses sold by the salespeople per month?

P-2 The following data has been recorded regarding the rental history of a high pressure cleaner at a home improvement store.
Demand
Frequency

0
20

1
23

2
27

3
14

4
16

Find the expected demand for the high pressure cleaner.

P-3Forty percent of all high school graduate work during the summer to earn money for college tuition for the upcoming fall term. Assuming a binomial distribution, if 6 graduates are selected at random, what is the probability that:
a) 3 have a summer job
b) None have a summer job
c) All have a summer job
d) At least 2 have a summer job

Answer 1

The following probability distribution problem is given below. You have to solve it and provide a complete answer for the same. 40% of all high school graduate work throughout the summer to earn money for college tuition for the upcoming fall term. Supposing binomial distributions, if 6 graduates are chosen at random, determine the probability that: i) 3 encompass a summer job ii) None have a summer job iii) Each and every student has a summer job iv) At least 2 encompass a summer job