XII CH 11 (2 & 3 Marks Questions)
XII CH 11 (2 & 3 Marks Questions)
1. Suppose two coins are tossed once. If X denotes the number of tails (i) write
down the sample space (ii) find the inverse image of 1 (iii) the values of the
random variable and number of elements in its inverse images.
2. An urn contains 2 white balls and 3 red balls. A sample of 3 balls are chosen
at random from the urn. If X denotes the number of red balls chosen, find the
values taken by the random variable X and its number of inverse images
3. In a pack of 52 playing cards, two cards are drawn random simultaneously. If
the number of black cards drawn is a random variable, find the values of the
random variable and number of points in its inverse images.
4. Two balls are chosen randomly from an urn containing 6 red and 8 black
balls. Suppose that we win ₹ 15 for each red ball selected and we lose ₹ 10 for
each black ball selected. If X denotes the winning amount, find the values of X
and number of points in its inverse images.
5. Three fair coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability mass
function for number of heads occurred.
6. A random variable X has the following probability mass function
x 1 2 3 4 5
f(x)
Find (i) the value of k (ii) ( ) ( ) ( )
7. If X is the random variable with distribution function F(x) given by
( ) {
( ) { ( )
10. Find the mean and variance of a random variable X, whose probability
density function is
( ) {
11. Two balls are drawn in succession without replacement from an urn containing four red
balls and three black balls. Let X be the possible outcomes drawing red balls. Find the
probability mass function and mean for X
12. If the mean and variance of the discrete random variable X, and ( )
( )
13. The time to failure in thousands of hours of an electronic equipment used in a
manufactured computer has the density function ( ) {
14. A lottery with 600 tickets gives one prize of ₹200, four prizes of ₹100, and six prizes of
₹50. If the ticket costs is ₹2, find the expected winning amount of a ticket.
15. The probability that Mr.Q hits a target at any trial is . Suppose he tries at the target 10
times. Find the Probability that he hits the target (i) 4 times (ii) at least one time.
16. Using binomial distribution find the mean and variance of X for the following
experiments (i) A fair coin is tossed 100 times, and X denote the number of heads (ii) A
fair die is tossed 240 times, and X denote the number of times that four appeared.
17. The mean and standard deviation of binomial variate X are respectively 6 and 2. Find (i)
the probability mass function (ii) ( )( ) ( )
18. If ( ) such that ( ) ( ) Find the distribution, mean and
standard deviation of X
19. In a binomial distribution consisting of 5 independent trials, the probability of 1 and 2
successes are respectively. Find the mean and variance of the random
variable.
20. The probability that a certain kind of component will survive a electrical test is . Find
the probability that exactly 3 of the 5 components tested survive.