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PRV-SPR 2k24-Assignment 3

This document contains a 10 question assignment on probability and random variables. The questions cover topics like continuous uniform distributions, normal distributions, exponential distributions, and joint probability density functions. Several questions ask for probabilities or percentages related to random variables.

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PRV-SPR 2k24-Assignment 3

This document contains a 10 question assignment on probability and random variables. The questions cover topics like continuous uniform distributions, normal distributions, exponential distributions, and joint probability density functions. Several questions ask for probabilities or percentages related to random variables.

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Assignment # 3 Probability and Random Variables [EN-222] Total points:100

CLO-2/PLO-2/C3

(1). The daily amount of coffee, in liters, dispensed by a machine located in an airport lobby is a random
variable X having a continuous uniform distribution over the interval [7 10]. Find the probability that
on a given day the amount of coffee dispensed by this machine will be
(a) at most 8.8 liters;
(b) more than 7.4 liters but less than 9.5 liters;
(c) at least 8.5 liters. [10]

(2). If a set of observations is normally distributed, what percent of these differ from the mean by
(a) more than 1.3σ?
(b) less than 0.52σ? [10]

(3). Suppose the time between calls to a handyman business is exponentially distributed with a mean
time between calls of 15 minutes. What is the probability that the first call arrives within 5 and 8 minutes
of opening? [5]

(4). The time intervals between successive barges passing a certain point on a busy waterway have
an exponential distribution with a mean of 8 minutes.
(a) Find the probability that the time interval between two successive barges is less than 5 minutes.
(b) Find a time interval t such that we can be 95% sure that the time interval between two successive
barges will be greater than t. [10]

(5). What is the mean, variance, and standard distribution of a continuous random variable having a
uniform distribution over the interval [A B]? [10]

(6). Assume that two random variables (X, Y ) are uniformly distributed on a circle with radius a. Then
the joint probability density function is
1 2 2 2
𝑓𝑋,𝑌 (𝑥, 𝑦) = {𝜋𝑎2 , 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 𝑎
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
Find the expected value of X. [10]

(7). Let X and Y be random variables with joint density function


4𝑥𝑦, 0 < 𝑥, 𝑦 > 1
𝑓𝑋,𝑌 (𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
Find the expected value of 𝑍 = √𝑋 2 + 𝑌 2 [10]

(8). The joint distribution of the two random variables X1 and X2 is given by
6𝑥 , 0 < 𝑥2 < 𝑥1 < 1
𝑓𝑋1 .𝑋2 (𝑥1 , 𝑥2 ) = { 2
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
(a) Give the marginal distribution 𝑓𝑋1 (𝑥1 ) of the proportion X1 and verify that it is a valid density
function.
(b) What is the probability that proportion X2 is less than 0.5, given that X1 is 0.7? [10]

(9). The joint distribution of X and Y is given by


𝑥+𝑦
, 𝑥 > 0, 𝑦 > 0, 3𝑥 + 𝑦 < 3
𝑓𝑋,𝑌 (𝑥, 𝑦) = { 2
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
Assignment # 3 Probability and Random Variables [EN-222] Total points:100

(a) Find the probability 𝑃(𝑋 < 𝑌)


(b) Find the marginal PDFs of X and Y [10]

(10). A lawyer commutes daily from his suburban home to his midtown office. The average time for a
one-way trip is 24 minutes, with a standard deviation of 3.8 minutes. Assume the distribution of trip
times to be normally distributed.
(a) What is the probability that a trip will take at least 1/2 hour?
(b) If the office opens at 9:00 A.M. and the lawyer leaves his house at 8:45 A.M. daily, what percentage
of the time is he late for work?
(c) If he leaves the house at 8:35 A.M. and coffee is served at the office from 8:50 A.M. until 9:00
A.M., what is the probability that he misses coffee?
(d) Find the length of time above which we find the slowest 15% of the trips.
(e) Find the probability that 2 of the next 3 trips will take at least 1/2 hour. [15]

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