Quiz 5 Continuous distributions

1. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning the probability

distribution of a continuous random variable?
a. the vertical coordinate is the probability density function
b. the range of the random variable is found on the x-axis
c. the total area represented under the curve will equal 1
*d. the area under the curve between points a and b represents the probability that X =
a
e. the area under the curve represents the sum of probabilities for all possible
outcomes
2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the normal distribution?
a. it is a symmetrical distribution
*b. the mean is always zero
c. the mean, median and mode are equal
d. it is a bell-shaped distribution
e. the area under the curve equals one
3. Which of the following is not a correct statement?
a. the exponential distribution describes the Poisson process as a continuous random
variable
b. the exponential distribution is a family of curves, which are completely described
by the mean
*c. the mean of the exponential distribution is the inverse of the mean of the Poisson
d. the Poisson is a probability distribution for a discrete random variable while the
exponential distribution is continuous
e. the area under the curve for an exponential distribution equals 1
4. Which of the following do the normal distribution and the exponential density
function have in common?
a. both are bell-shaped
b. both are symmetrical distributions
c. both approach infinity as x approaches infinity
*d. both approach zero as x approaches infinity
e. all of the above are features common to both distributions
5. Which of the following statement is not true for an exponential distribution with
parameter ?
a. mean = 1 /
b. standard deviation = 1 /
c. the distribution is completely determined once the value of is known
d. the area under the curve is equal to one
*e. the distribution is a two-parameter distribution since the mean and standard
deviation are equal
6. Which of the following distributions is suitable to model the length of time that
elapses before the first employee passes through the security door of a company?
*a. exponential
b. normal

c. poisson
d. binomial
e. uniform
7. Which of the following distributions is suitable to measure the length of time that
elapses between the arrival of cars at a petrol station pump?
a. normal
b. binomial
c. uniform
d. poisson
*e. exponential
8. A multiple-choice test has 30 questions. There are 4 choices for each question. A
student who has not studied for the test decides to answer all the questions randomly
by guessing the answer to each question. Which of the following probability
distributions can be used to calculate the students chance of getting at least 20
questions right?
*a. Binomial distribution
b. Poisson distribution
c. Exponential distribution
d. Uniform distribution
e. Normal distribution
9. It is known that 20% of all vehicles parked on campus during the week do not have
the required parking disk. A random sample of 10 cars is observed one Monday
morning and X is the number in the sample that do not have the required parking disk.
We can assume here that the probability distribution of X is:
*a. Binomial
b. Normal
c. Poisson
d. Exponential
e. Any continuous distribution will do
10. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the normal distribution
curve?
a. it is symmetrical
b. it is bell-shaped
c. it is asymptotic in that each end approaches the horizontal axis but never reaches it
d. its mean, median and mode are located at the same point
*e. all of the above statements are true
11. Indicate which of the statements below does not correctly apply to normal
probability distributions:
a. they are all unimodal (ie: have a single mode)
b. they are all symmetrical
*c. they all have the same mean and standard deviation
d. the area under the probability curve is always equal to 1
e. for the standard normal distribution = 0 and = 1
12. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a binomial experiment?

a. there is a sequence of identical trials

*b. each trial results in two or more possible outcomes
c. the trials are independent of each other
d. the probability of success, p, is the same from one trial to another
e. all of the above are characteristics of a binomial experiment
13. Which probability distribution is appropriate for a count of events when the events
of interest occur randomly, independently of one another and rarely?
a. normal distribution
b. exponential distribution
c. uniform distribution
*d. poisson distribution
e. binomial distribution
14. Which of the following cannot generate a Poisson distribution?
a. The number of cars arriving at a parking garage in a one-hour time interval
b. The number of telephone calls received in a ten-minute interval
*c. The number of customers arriving at a petrol station
d. The number of bacteria found in a cubic yard of soil
e. The number of misprints per page
15. The mean for the exponential distribution equals the mean for the Poisson
distribution only when the former distribution has a mean equal to
*a. 1.0
b. 0.5
c. 0.25
d. 2.0
e. the means of the two distributions can never be equal
16. A larger standard deviation for a normal distribution with an unchanged mean
indicates that the distribution becomes:
a. narrower and more peaked
*b. flatter and wider
c. more skewed to the right
d. more skewed to the left
e. a change in the standard deviation does not change the shape of the distribution
17. Which of the following statements regarding the probability density function, f(x),
of the uniform distribution is correct?
a. the height of the density function differs for different values of X
b. the density function increases as the values of X increase
c. the density function is roughly bell-shaped
*d. the density function is constant for all values that X can assume
e. none of the above statements are true
18. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The Exponential distribution is continuous and defined over the interval (-, )
*b. The mean of the Poisson distribution (with parameter ) equals the mean of the
Exponential distribution (with parameter ) only when = = 1
c. It is impossible for a Normal distribution to have a negative population mean

d. The Binomial distribution has equal mean and variance only when p = 0.5
e. The Uniform distribution is a discrete probability distribution
19. In a popular shopping centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is
found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 5 minutes. What is the probability of
waiting between 2 and 3 minutes to use the ATM?
*a. 0.25
b. 0.50
c. 0.75
d. 0.20
e. 0.40
20. In a popular shopping centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is
found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 5 minutes. What is the probability of
waiting between 2 and 4 minutes to use the ATM?
a. 0.25
*b. 0.50
c. 0.75
d. 0.20
e. 0.40
21. In a popular shopping centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is
found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 5 minutes. What is the probability of
waiting between 2 and 5 minutes to use the ATM?
a. 0.25
b. 0.50
*c. 0.75
d. 0.20
e. 0.40
22. In a popular shopping centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is
found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 6 minutes. What is the probability of
waiting between 2 and 3 minutes to use the ATM?
a. 0.25
b. 0.50
c. 0.75
*d. 0.20
e. 0.40
23. In a popular shopping centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is
found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 6 minutes. What is the probability of
waiting between 2 and 4 minutes to use the ATM?
a. 0.25
b. 0.50
c. 0.75
d. 0.20
*e. 0.40

24. In a popular shopping centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is
found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 5 minutes. What is the probability of
being able to use the ATM in the first 30 seconds of waiting?
a. 0.25
b. 0.50
c. 0.75
d. 0.20
*e. 0.125
25. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 3 hours. What is the
probability that a patient will have to wait between 50 minutes and 2 hours to see a
doctor?
*a. 0.500
b. 0.286
c. 0.643
d. 0.786
e. 0.714
26. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 3 hours. What is the
probability that a patient will have to wait between 50 minutes and 1.5 hours to see a
doctor?
a. 0.500
*b. 0.286
c. 0.643
d. 0.786
e. 0.714
27. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 3 hours. What is the
probability that a patient will have to wait between 30 minutes and 2 hours to see a
doctor?
a. 0.500
b. 0.286
*c. 0.643
d. 0.786
e. 0.714
28. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 3 hours. What is the
probability that a patient will have to wait between 40 minutes and 2.5 hours to see a
doctor?
a. 0.500
b. 0.286
c. 0.643
*d. 0.786
e. 0.714

29. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 3 hours. What is the
probability that a patient will have to wait between 50 minutes and 2.5 hours to see a
doctor?
a. 0.500
b. 0.286
c. 0.643
d. 0.786
*e. 0.714
30. A train arrives at a station every 20 minutes. What is the probability that a person
arriving at the station will have to wait less than half an hour for the next train?
a. 0.524
b. 0.237
c. 0.500
*d. 1.000
e. 0.872
31. In a small town the town hall clock strikes every half an hour. If you wake up at
random during the middle of the night, what is the probability that you will have to
wait less than 5 minutes before hearing the clock strike again?
a. 0.500
*b. 0.167
c. 0.833
d. 0.457
e. 0.138
32. It is known that the amount of apple juice found in 500ml bottle is uniformly
distributed between 495ml and 510ml. What is the probability that a randomly
selected bottle of apple juice contains less than 500ml of juice?
*a. 0.333
b. 0.667
c. 0.500
d. 0.000
e. 1.000
33. It is known that the amount of apple juice found in 500ml bottle is uniformly
distributed between 495ml and 510ml. What is the probability that a randomly
selected bottle of apple juice contains more than 500ml of juice?
a. 0.333
*b. 0.667
c. 0.500
d. 0.000
e. 1.000
34. The mass of a 1000g container of yoghurt is equally likely to take on any value in
the interval (995g,1010g). The container will not contain less than 995g or more than
1010g of yoghurt. What is the probability that a randomly chosen container of
yoghurt has a mass of less than 1000g?
*a. 0.333

b. 0.667
c. 0.500
d. 0.000
e. 1.000
35. An investor knows that his portfolio is equally likely to yield an annual return
anywhere in the interval [5%, 35%]. What is the probability that he will earn more
than 13.5% in the forthcoming year?
*a. 0.72
b. 0.50
c. 0.42
d. 0.17
e. 0.83
36. An investor knows that his portfolio is equally likely to yield an annual return
anywhere in the interval [5%, 35%]. What is the probability that he will earn more
than 20% in the forthcoming year?
a. 0.72
*b. 0.50
c. 0.42
d. 0.17
e. 0.83
37. An investor knows that his portfolio is equally likely to yield an annual return
anywhere in the interval [5%, 35%]. What is the probability that he will earn more
than 22.5% in the forthcoming year?
a. 0.72
b. 0.50
*c. 0.42
d. 0.17
e. 0.83
38. An investor knows that his portfolio is equally likely to yield an annual return
anywhere in the interval [5%, 35%]. What is the probability that he will earn more
than 30% in the forthcoming year?
a. 0.72
b. 0.50
c. 0.42
*d. 0.17
e. 0.83
39. An investor knows that his portfolio is equally likely to yield an annual return
anywhere in the interval [5%, 35%]. What is the probability that he will earn more
than 10% in the forthcoming year?
a. 0.72
b. 0.50
c. 0.42
d. 0.17
*e. 0.83

40. The distance between Cape Town and Hermanus is 120km. You are travelling
towards Hermanus (from Cape Town) and you have been dropped off at some point
along the highway between Cape Town and Hermanus. The only information known
to you is that you have passed the half-way mark to Hermanus. What is the
probability that you still have more than 30km to travel?
a. 0.625
b. 0.375
c. 0.750
d. 0.666
*e. 0.500
41. Everyday you make the trip from your home to work by car. The travel time to
work from home is equally likely to be anywhere between 10 minutes and 25 minutes,
but is never less than 10 minutes or more than 25 minutes. What is the probability
that on a randomly selected day it takes you more than 20 minutes to travel to work
from home?
a. 1.000
*b. 0.333
c. 0.500
d. 0.667
e. 0.000
42. Everyday you make the trip from your home to work by car. The travel time to
work from home is equally likely to be anywhere between 10 minutes and 25 minutes,
but is never less than 10 minutes or more than 25 minutes. What is the probability
that on a randomly selected day it takes you more than 15 minutes to travel to work
from home?
a. 1.000
b. 0.333
c. 0.500
*d. 0.667
e. 0.000
43. The temperature in your office at work is regulated by a thermostat and is equally
likely to be between 17 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius, but is never more
than 23 or less than 17 degrees. What is the probability that at a randomly selected
point in time, the temperature in your office is more than 21 degrees?
*a. 0.333
b. 0.500
c. 0.667
d. 0.015
e. 0.833
44. The temperature in your office at work is regulated by a thermostat and is equally
likely to be between 17 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius, but is never more
than 23 or less than 17 degrees. What is the probability that at a randomly selected
point in time, the temperature in your office is more than 18 degrees?
a. 0.333
b. 0.500
c. 0.667

d. 0.015
*e. 0.833
45. The temperature in your office at work is regulated by a thermostat and is equally
likely to be between 17 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius, but is never more
than 23 or less than 17 degrees. What is the probability that at a randomly selected
point in time, the temperature in your office is less than 21 degrees?
a. 0.333
b. 0.500
*c. 0.667
d. 0.015
e. 0.833
46. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 3 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?
*a. 110 minutes
b. 80 minutes
c. 95 minutes
d. 60 minutes
e. 100 minutes
47. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 2 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?
a. 110 minutes
*b. 80 minutes
c. 95 minutes
d. 60 minutes
e. 100 minutes
48. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 2.5 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?
a. 110 minutes
b. 80 minutes
*c. 95 minutes
d. 60 minutes
e. 100 minutes
49. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 30 minutes and 1.5 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?
a. 110 minutes
b. 80 minutes
c. 95 minutes
*d. 60 minutes
e. 100 minutes

50. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a
large hospital is uniformly distributed between 50 minutes and 2.5 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?
a. 110 minutes
b. 80 minutes
c. 95 minutes
d. 60 minutes
*e. 100 minutes
51. In a popular shopping centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is
found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 5 minutes. What is the expected
waiting time (in minutes) for the ATM to be free to use?
a. 2 minutes
b. 5 minutes
*c. 3 minute
d. 4 minutes
e. 0.25 minutes
52. In a popular shopping centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is
found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 9 minutes. What is the expected
waiting time (in minutes) for the ATM to be free to use?
a. 2 minutes
*b. 5 minutes
c. 3 minute
d. 4 minutes
e. 0.25 minutes
53. In a popular shopping centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is
found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 7 minutes. What is the expected
waiting time (in minutes) for the ATM to be free to use?
a. 2 minutes
b. 5 minutes
c. 3 minute
*d. 4 minutes
e. 0.25 minutes
54. If the continuous random variable X is uniformly distributed over the interval
[15,20] then the mean of X is:
*a. 17.5
b. 15
c. 25
d. 35
e. none of the above
55. If X ~ U(12, 18), what is the standard deviation of X?
*a. 1.73
b. 1.15
c. 1.44
d. 2.02
e. 0.87

56. If X ~ U(15, 19), what is the standard deviation of X?

a. 1.73
*b. 1.15
c. 1.44
d. 2.02
e. 0.87
57. If X ~ U(11, 16), what is the standard deviation of X?
a. 1.73
b. 1.15
*c. 1.44
d. 2.02
e. 0.87
58. If X ~ U(13, 20), what is the standard deviation of X?
a. 1.73
b. 1.15
c. 1.44
*d. 2.02
e. 0.87
59. If X ~ U(14, 17), what is the standard deviation of X?
a. 1.73
b. 1.15
c. 1.44
d. 2.02
*e. 0.87
60. If X ~ U(12, 18), what is the variance of X?
*a. 3.00
b. 1.33
c. 2.08
d. 4.08
e. 0.75
61. If X ~ U(15, 19), what is the variance of X?
a. 3.00
*b. 1.33
c. 2.08
d. 4.08
e. 0.75
62. If X ~ U(11, 16), what is the variance of X?
a. 3.00
b. 1.33
*c. 2.08
d. 4.08
e. 0.75

63. If X ~ U(13, 20), what is the variance of X?

a. 3.00
b. 1.33
c. 2.08
*d. 4.08
e. 0.75
64. If X ~ U(14, 17), what is the variance of X?
a. 3.00
b. 1.33
c. 2.08
d. 4.08
*e. 0.75
65. The length of time it takes to wait in the queue on registration day at a certain
university is uniformly distributed between 10 minutes and 2 hours. What is the
variance of the waiting time?
*a. 1008 minutes2
b. 31.8 minutes
c. 65 minutes2
d. 100 minutes2
e. 25 minutes
66. The length of time it takes to wait in the queue on registration day at a certain
university is uniformly distributed between 10 minutes and 2 hours. What is the
standard deviation of the waiting time?
a. 1008 minutes2
*b. 31.8 minutes
c. 65 minutes2
d. 100 minutes2
e. 25 minutes
67. The mass of a 1000g container of yoghurt is equally likely to take on any value in
the interval (995g,1010g). The container will not contain less than 995g or more than
1010g of yoghurt. What is the expected mass of the yoghurt container?
a. 1000g
*b. 1002.5g
c. 1010g
d. 995g
e. 1005g
68. The mass of a 1000g container of yoghurt is equally likely to take on any value in
the interval (995g,1010g). The container will not contain less than 995g or more than
1010g of yoghurt. What is the standard deviation of the mass of the yoghurt
container?
a. 18.75g
b. 21.46g
c. 2.15g
*d. 4.33g
e. 3.43g

69. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes. A student arrives at university
10 minutes before the scheduled start of her first lecture. What is the probability that it
will take the student more than 10 minutes to find a parking space, causing her to be
late for her lecture?
*a. 0.082
b. 0.024
c. 0.287
d. 0.135
e. 0.368
70. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes. A student arrives at university
15 minutes before the scheduled start of her first lecture. What is the probability that it
will take the student more than 15 minutes to find a parking space, causing her to be
late for her lecture?
a. 0.082
*b. 0.024
c. 0.287
d. 0.135
e. 0.368
71. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes. A student arrives at university 5
minutes before the scheduled start of her first lecture. What is the probability that it
will take the student more than 5 minutes to find a parking space, causing her to be
late for her lecture?
a. 0.082
b. 0.024
*c. 0.287
d. 0.135
e. 0.368
72. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 5 minutes. A student arrives at university
10 minutes before the scheduled start of her first lecture. What is the probability that it
will take the student more than 10 minutes to find a parking space, causing her to be
late for her lecture?
a. 0.082
b. 0.024
c. 0.287
*d. 0.135
e. 0.368

73. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 5 minutes. A student arrives at university 5
minutes before the scheduled start of her first lecture. What is the probability that it
will take the student more than 5 minutes to find a parking space, causing her to be
late for her lecture?
a. 0.082
b. 0.024
c. 0.287
d. 0.135
*e. 0.368
74. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes. What is the probability that it
takes a randomly selected student between 2 and 12 minutes to find a parking space in
the parking lot?
*a. 0.557
b. 0.524
c. 0.471
d. 0.233
e. 0.204
75. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes. What is the probability that it
takes a randomly selected student between 2 and 10 minutes to find a parking space in
the parking lot?
a. 0.557
*b. 0.524
c. 0.471
d. 0.233
e. 0.204
76. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes. What is the probability that it
takes a randomly selected student between 2 and 8 minutes to find a parking space in
the parking lot?
a. 0.557
b. 0.524
*c. 0.471
d. 0.233
e. 0.204
77. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes. What is the probability that it
takes a randomly selected student between 4 and 8 minutes to find a parking space in
the parking lot?

a. 0.557
b. 0.524
c. 0.471
*d. 0.233
e. 0.204
78. Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to find a parking space in the
parking lot at a university. We know that the distribution of X can be modelled using
an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes. What is the probability that it
takes a randomly selected student between 5 and 10 minutes to find a parking space in
the parking lot?
a. 0.557
b. 0.524
c. 0.471
d. 0.233
*e. 0.204
79. A small bank branch has a single teller to handle transactions with customers.
Customers arrive at the bank at an average rate of one every three minutes. What is
the probability that it will be more than 10 minutes before the first customer arrives
for the day after the bank has opened at 8am?
*a. 0.036
b. 0.189
c. 0.368
d. 0.097
e. 0.018
80. A small bank branch has a single teller to handle transactions with customers.
Customers arrive at the bank at an average rate of one every three minutes. What is
the probability that it will be more than 5 minutes before the first customer arrives for
the day after the bank has opened at 8am?
a. 0.036
*b. 0.189
c. 0.368
d. 0.097
e. 0.018
81. A small bank branch has a single teller to handle transactions with customers.
Customers arrive at the bank at an average rate of one every three minutes. What is
the probability that it will be more than 3 minutes before the first customer arrives for
the day after the bank has opened at 8am?
a. 0.036
b. 0.189
*c. 0.368
d. 0.097
e. 0.018
82. A small bank branch has a single teller to handle transactions with customers.
Customers arrive at the bank at an average rate of one every three minutes. What is

the probability that it will be more than 7 minutes before the first customer arrives for
the day after the bank has opened at 8am?
a. 0.036
b. 0.189
c. 0.368
*d. 0.097
e. 0.018
83. A small bank branch has a single teller to handle transactions with customers.
Customers arrive at the bank at an average rate of one every three minutes. What is
the probability that it will be more than 12 minutes before the first customer arrives
for the day after the bank has opened at 8am?
a. 0.036
b. 0.189
c. 0.368
d. 0.097
*e. 0.018
84. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with a
mean of 15 minutes. What is the probability that it will take the technician less than
10 minutes to fix a randomly selected computer?
*a. 0.487
b. 0.373
c. 0.632
d. 0.393
e. 0.551
85. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with a
mean of 15 minutes. What is the probability that it will take the technician less than 7
minutes to fix a randomly selected computer?
a. 0.487
*b. 0.373
c. 0.632
d. 0.393
e. 0.551
86. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with a
mean of 15 minutes. What is the probability that it will take the technician less than
15 minutes to fix a randomly selected computer?
a. 0.487
b. 0.373
*c. 0.632
d. 0.393
e. 0.551
87. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with a
mean of 10 minutes. What is the probability that it will take the technician less than 5
minutes to fix a randomly selected computer?
a. 0.487
b. 0.373

c. 0.632
*d. 0.393
e. 0.551
88. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with a
mean of 10 minutes. What is the probability that it will take the technician less than 8
minutes to fix a randomly selected computer?
a. 0.487
b. 0.373
c. 0.632
d. 0.393
*e. 0.551
89. Flaws occur in telephone cabling at an average rate of 4.4 flaws per 1km of cable.
What is the probability that the distance between two flaws exceeds 0.5km?
*a. 0.111
b. 0.012
c. 0.001
d. 0.202
e. 0.041
90. Flaws occur in telephone cabling at an average rate of 4.4 flaws per 1km of cable.
What is the probability that the distance between two flaws exceeds 1km?
a. 0.111
*b. 0.012
c. 0.001
d. 0.202
e. 0.041
91. Flaws occur in telephone cabling at an average rate of 4.4 flaws per 1km of cable.
What is the probability that the distance between two flaws exceeds 1.5km?
a. 0.111
b. 0.012
*c. 0.001
d. 0.202
e. 0.041
92. Flaws occur in telephone cabling at an average rate of 3.2 flaws per 1km of cable.
What is the probability that the distance between two flaws exceeds 0.5km?
a. 0.111
b. 0.012
c. 0.001
*d. 0.202
e. 0.041
93. Flaws occur in telephone cabling at an average rate of 3.2 flaws per 1km of cable.
What is the probability that the distance between two flaws exceeds 1km?
a. 0.111
b. 0.012
c. 0.001

d. 0.202
*e. 0.041
94. Textbooks are sold at a university bookshop at an average rate of 2 per hour.
What is the probability that it will be less than 20 minutes before the next textbook is
sold?
*a. 0.487
b. 0.283
c. 0.632
d. 0.528
e. 0.393
95. Textbooks are sold at a university bookshop at an average rate of 2 per hour.
What is the probability that it will be less than 10 minutes before the next textbook is
sold?
a. 0.487
*b. 0.283
c. 0.632
d. 0.528
e. 0.393
96. Textbooks are sold at a university bookshop at an average rate of 2 per hour.
What is the probability that it will be less than 30 minutes before the next textbook is
sold?
a. 0.487
b. 0.283
*c. 0.632
d. 0.528
e. 0.393
97. Textbooks are sold at a university bookshop at an average rate of 3 per hour.
What is the probability that it will be less than 15 minutes before the next textbook is
sold?
a. 0.487
b. 0.283
c. 0.632
*d. 0.528
e. 0.393
98. Textbooks are sold at a university bookshop at an average rate of 3 per hour.
What is the probability that it will be less than 10 minutes before the next textbook is
sold?
a. 0.487
b. 0.283
c. 0.632
d. 0.528
*e. 0.393

99. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with a
mean of 15 minutes. What is the variance of the amount of time it takes a technician
to fix a computer?
*a. 225
b. 15
c. 0.004
d. 0.067
e. 20
100. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with
a mean of 15 minutes. What is the standard deviation of the amount of time it takes a
technician to fix a computer?
a. 225
*b. 15
c. 0.004
d. 0.067
e. 20
101. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with
a mean of 10 minutes. What is the variance of the amount of time it takes a technician
to fix a computer?
a. 0.01
b. 0.1
*c. 100
d. 10
e. 20
102. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with
a mean of 10 minutes. What is the standard deviation of the amount of time it takes a
technician to fix a computer?
a. 0.01
b. 0.1
c. 100
*d. 10
e. 20
103. The time it takes a technician to fix a computer is exponentially distributed with
a mean of 20 minutes. What is the standard deviation of the amount of time it takes a
technician to fix a computer?
a. 0.05
b. 15
c. 100
d. 10
*e. 20
104. Flaws occur in telephone cabling at an average rate of 4.4 flaws per 1km of
cable. What is the expected distance between flaws (in km)?
a. 4.4
b. 3.2
*c. 0.227

d. 0.313
e. 2.2
105. Flaws occur in telephone cabling at an average rate of 3.2 flaws per 1km of
cable. What is the expected distance between flaws (in km)?
a. 4.4
b. 3.2
c. 0.227
*d. 0.313
e. 2.2
106. Flaws occur in telephone cabling at an average rate of 4.4 flaws per 1km of
cable. What is the variance of the distance between flaws?
*a. 0.052
b. 0.098
c. 19.36
d. 10.24
e. 2.2
107. Flaws occur in telephone cabling at an average rate of 3.2 flaws per 1km of
cable. What is the variance of the distance between flaws?
a. 0.052
*b. 0.098
c. 19.36
d. 10.24
e. 2.2
108. Cars arrive at a tollgate at an average rate of 10 cars per hour. What is the mean
time between arrivals (in minutes)?
*a. 6 minutes
b. 0.1 minutes
c. 3 minutes
d. 0.05 minutes
e. 4 minutes
109. Cars arrive at a tollgate at an average rate of 20 cars per hour. What is the mean
time between arrivals (in minutes)?
a. 6 minutes
b. 0.1 minutes
*c. 3 minutes
d. 0.05 minutes
e. 4 minutes
110. Cars arrive at a tollgate at an average rate of 15 cars per hour. What is the mean
time between arrivals (in minutes)?
a. 6 minutes
b. 0.1 minutes
c. 3 minutes
d. 0.05 minutes
*e. 4 minutes

111. The convenor of a first-year statistics programme at a certain university receives,

on average, 5 emails per 30 minutes. What is the mean time between the arrival of
emails in her inbox (in minutes)?
a. 30 minutes
b. 0.167 minutes
*c. 6 minutes
d. 0.5 minutes
e. 5 minutes
112. The convenor of a first-year statistics programme at a certain university receives,
on average, 5 emails per 30 minutes. What is the variance of the time between the
arrival of emails in her inbox?
a. 36 minutes
*b. 36 minutes2
c. 6 minutes
d. 6 minutes2
e. 0.028 minutes2
113. Calls are received by the switchboard of a large company at an average rate of 10
calls every 15 minutes. What is the mean time between calls (in minutes)?
a. 2 minutes
b. 0.67 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 10 minutes
*e. 1.5 minutes
114. You and I own a company called Deliveries Inc. We have a large fleet of delivery
trucks. On average we have 10 breakdowns per 5 day working week. What is the
expected time (in days) between breakdowns?
a. 1 day
*b. 0.5 day
c. 2 days
d. 0.75 day
e. 5 days
115. You own a very old car which breaks down, on average, 3 times a year. What is
the mean time between break downs, in months, of your car?
a. 3 months
b. 0.25 months
c. 12 months
*d. 4 months
e. 0.5 months
116. You own a very old car which breaks down, on average, 3 times a year. What is
the standard deviation of the time between break downs, in months, of your car?
a. 3 months
b. 0.25 months
c. 12 months
*d. 4 months

e. 0.5 months
117. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. What
proportion of oranges in the orchard have a diameter between 110mm and 130mm?
*a. 0.6826
b. 0.8186
c. 0.3829
d. 0.4332
e. 0.2858
118. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. What
proportion of oranges in the orchard have a diameter between 110mm and 140mm?
a. 0.6826
*b. 0.8186
c. 0.3829
d. 0.4332
e. 0.2858
119. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. What
proportion of oranges in the orchard have a diameter between 115mm and 125mm?
a. 0.6826
b. 0.8186
*c. 0.3829
d. 0.4332
e. 0.2858
120. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. What
proportion of oranges in the orchard have a diameter between 105mm and 120mm?
a. 0.6826
b. 0.8186
c. 0.3829
*d. 0.4332
e. 0.2858
121. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. What
proportion of oranges in the orchard have a diameter between 100mm and 115mm?
a. 0.6826
b. 0.8186
c. 0.3829
d. 0.4332
*e. 0.2858
122. The random variable X is normally distributed with a mean of 70 and a standard
deviation of 10. What is the probability that X is within one standard deviation of the
mean?

*a. 0.683
b. 0.954
c. 0.271
d. 0.340
e. 0.161
123. The random variable X is normally distributed with a mean of 70 and a standard
deviation of 10. What is the probability that X is between 50 and 90?
a. 0.683
*b. 0.954
c. 0.271
d. 0.340
e. 0.161
124. The random variable X is normally distributed with a mean of 70 and a standard
deviation of 10. What is the probability that X is between 65 and 72?
a. 0.683
b. 0.954
*c. 0.271
d. 0.340
e. 0.161
125. The random variable X is normally distributed with a mean of 70 and a standard
deviation of 10. What is the probability that X is between 72 and 84?
a. 0.683
b. 0.954
c. 0.271
*d. 0.340
e. 0.161
126. The random variable X is normally distributed with a mean of 70 and a standard
deviation of 10. What is the probability that X is between 50 and 61?
a. 0.683
b. 0.954
c. 0.271
d. 0.340
*e. 0.161
127. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the probability that a randomly selected newly
qualified CA will earn between R160,000 and R190,000 per annum?
*a. 0.819
b. 0.242
c. 0.286
d. 0.533
e. 0.307
128. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard

deviation of R10,000. What is the probability that a randomly selected newly

qualified CA will earn between R165,000 and R175,000 per annum?
a. 0.819
*b. 0.242
c. 0.286
d. 0.533
e. 0.307
129. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the probability that a randomly selected newly
qualified CA will earn between R185,000 and R200,000 per annum?
a. 0.819
b. 0.242
*c. 0.286
d. 0.533
e. 0.307
130. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the probability that a randomly selected newly
qualified CA will earn between R170,000 and R185,000 per annum?
a. 0.819
b. 0.242
c. 0.286
*d. 0.533
e. 0.307
131. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the probability that a randomly selected newly
qualified CA will earn between R150,000 and R175,000 per annum?
a. 0.819
b. 0.242
c. 0.286
d. 0.533
*e. 0.307
132. Given that X is Normally distributed with a mean of 80 and a variance of 100,
what is p(85 < X < 90)?
*a. 0.150
b. 0.341
c. 0.286
d. 0.625
e. 0.533
133. Given that X is Normally distributed with a mean of 80 and a variance of 100,
what is p(70 < X < 80)?
a. 0.150
*b. 0.341

c. 0.286
d. 0.625
e. 0.533
134. Given that X is Normally distributed with a mean of 80 and a variance of 100,
what is p(60 < X < 75)?
a. 0.150
b. 0.341
*c. 0.286
d. 0.625
e. 0.533
135. Given that X is Normally distributed with a mean of 80 and a variance of 100,
what is p(75 < X < 95)?
a. 0.150
b. 0.341
c. 0.286
*d. 0.625
e. 0.533
136. Given that X is Normally distributed with a mean of 80 and a variance of 100,
what is p(70 < X < 85)?
a. 0.150
b. 0.341
c. 0.286
d. 0.625
*e. 0.533
137. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What proportion of students are between
162cm and 182cm in height?
*a. 0.954
b. 0.601
c. 0.718
d. 0.883
e. 0.270
138. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What proportion of students are between
170cm and 180cm in height?
a. 0.954
*b. 0.601
c. 0.718
d. 0.883
e. 0.270
139. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What proportion of students are between
160cm and 175cm in height?
a. 0.954

b. 0.601
*c. 0.718
d. 0.883
e. 0.270
140. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What proportion of students are between
165cm and 181cm in height?
a. 0.954
b. 0.601
c. 0.718
*d. 0.883
e. 0.270
141. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What proportion of students are between
175cm and 185cm in height?
a. 0.954
b. 0.601
c. 0.718
d. 0.883
*e. 0.270
142. A statistical analysis of long-distance telephone calls indicates that the length of
these calls is normally distributed with a mean of 240 seconds and a standard
deviation of 40 seconds. What proportion of calls last less than 180 seconds or more
than 300 seconds?
a. 0.911
b. 0.034
*c. 0.134
d. 0.067
e. 0.548
143. A bakery finds that the average weight of its most popular package of cookies is
32.06g with a standard deviation of 0.10g. Assuming that the weight of the package
of cookies follows a normal distribution, what portion of cookie packages will weigh
less than 31.90 g or more than 32.30 g?
*a. 0.06
b. 0.24
c. 0.78
d. 0.01
e. 0.00
144. A statistical analysis of long-distance telephone calls indicates that the length of
these calls is normally distributed with a mean of 240 seconds and a standard
deviation of 40 seconds. What proportion of calls lasts less than 180 seconds?
a. 0.214
b. 0.094
c. 0933
d. 0.466

*e. 0.067
145. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What is the probability that a randomly
selected student from this class will be taller than 180cm?
*a. 0.055
b. 0.655
c. 0.274
d. 0.919
e. 0.992
146. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What is the probability that a randomly
selected student from this class will be taller than 170cm?
a. 0.055
*b. 0.655
c. 0.274
d. 0.919
e. 0.992
147. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What is the probability that a randomly
selected student from this class will be taller than 175cm?
a. 0.055
b. 0.655
*c. 0.274
d. 0.919
e. 0.992
148. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What is the probability that a randomly
selected student from this class will be taller than 165cm?
a. 0.055
b. 0.655
c. 0.274
*d. 0.919
e. 0.992
149. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. What is the probability that a randomly
selected student from this class will be taller than 160cm?
a. 0.055
b. 0.655
c. 0.274
d. 0.919
*e. 0.992
150. Using the standard normal table, the sum of the probabilities to the right of z =
2.18 and to the left of z = -1.75 is:
a. 0.4854

b. 0.4599
c. 0.0146
d. 0.0401
*e. 0.0547
151. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. What proportion of
printers fails before 1000 hours?
*a. 0.0062
b. 0.0668
c. 0.8413
d. 0.0228
e. 0.6915
152. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. What proportion of
printers fails before 1200 hours?
a. 0.0062
*b. 0.0668
c. 0.8413
d. 0.0228
e. 0.6915
153. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. What proportion of
printers fails before 1700 hours?
a. 0.0062
b. 0.0668
*c. 0.8413
d. 0.0228
e. 0.6915
154. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. What proportion of
printers fails before 1100 hours?
a. 0.0062
b. 0.0668
c. 0.8413
*d. 0.0228
e. 0.6915
155. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. What proportion of
printers fails before 1600 hours?
a. 0.0062
b. 0.0668
c. 0.8413
d. 0.0228
*e. 0.6915

156. Student marks for a first-year Statistics class test follow a normal distribution
with a mean of 63% and a standard deviation of 7%. What is the probability that a
randomly selected student who wrote the test got more than 75%?
*a. 0.043
b. 0.388
c. 0.159
d. 0.666
e. 0.968
157. Student marks for a first-year Statistics class test follow a normal distribution
with a mean of 63% and a standard deviation of 7%. What is the probability that a
randomly selected student who wrote the test got more than 65%?
a. 0.043
*b. 0.388
c. 0.159
d. 0.666
e. 0.968
158. Student marks for a first-year Statistics class test follow a normal distribution
with a mean of 63% and a standard deviation of 7%. What is the probability that a
randomly selected student who wrote the test got more than 70%?
a. 0.043
b. 0.388
*c. 0.159
d. 0.666
e. 0.968
159. Student marks for a first-year Statistics class test follow a normal distribution
with a mean of 63% and a standard deviation of 7%. What is the probability that a
randomly selected student who wrote the test got more than 60%?
a. 0.043
b. 0.388
c. 0.159
*d. 0.666
e. 0.968
160. Student marks for a first-year Statistics class test follow a normal distribution
with a mean of 63% and a standard deviation of 7%. What is the probability that a
randomly selected student who wrote the test got more than 50%?
a. 0.043
b. 0.388
c. 0.159
d. 0.666
*e. 0.968
161. The weights of newborn human babies are normally distributed with a mean of
3.2kg and a standard deviation of 1.1kg. What is the probability that a randomly
selected newborn baby weighs less than 2.0kg?
*a. 0.138
b. 0.428

c. 0.766
d. 0.262
e. 0.607
162. The weights of newborn human babies are normally distributed with a mean of
3.2kg and a standard deviation of 1.1kg. What is the probability that a randomly
selected newborn baby weighs less than 3.0kg?
a. 0.138
*b. 0.428
c. 0.766
d. 0.262
e. 0.607
163. The weights of newborn human babies are normally distributed with a mean of
3.2kg and a standard deviation of 1.1kg. What is the probability that a randomly
selected newborn baby weighs less than 4.0kg?
a. 0.138
b. 0.428
*c. 0.766
d. 0.262
e. 0.607
164. The weights of newborn human babies are normally distributed with a mean of
3.2kg and a standard deviation of 1.1kg. What is the probability that a randomly
selected newborn baby weighs less than 2.5kg?
a. 0.138
b. 0.428
c. 0.766
*d. 0.262
e. 0.607
165. The weights of newborn human babies are normally distributed with a mean of
3.2kg and a standard deviation of 1.1kg. What is the probability that a randomly
selected newborn baby weighs less than 3.5kg?
a. 0.138
b. 0.428
c. 0.766
d. 0.262
*e. 0.607
166. Monthly expenditure on their credit cards, by credit card holders from a certain
bank, follows a normal distribution with a mean of R1,295.00 and a standard
deviation of R750.00. What proportion of credit card holders spend more than
R1,500.00 on their credit cards per month?
a. 0.487
*b. 0.392
c. 0.500
d. 0.791
e. 0.608

167. Let z be a standard normal value that is unknown but identifiable by position and
area. If the area to the right of z is 0.8413, then the value of z must be:
a. 1.00
*b. -1.00
c. 0.00
d. 0.41
e. -0.41
168. Let z be a standard normal value that is unknown but identifiable by position and
area. If the symmetrical area between negative z and positive z is 0.9544 then the
value of z must be:
*a. 2.00
b. 0.11
c. 2.50
d. 0.06
e. 2.20
169. If the area to the right of a positive value of z (z has a standard normal
distribution) is 0.0869 then the value of z must be:
a. 0.22
b. -1.36
*c. 1.36
d. 1.71
e. -1.71
170. If the area between 0 and a positive value of z (z has a standard normal
distribution) is 0.4591 then the value of z is:
*a. 1.74
b. -1.74
c. 0.18
d. -0.18
e. 1.84
171. If the area to the left of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.0793, what is the value of z?
*a. -1.41
b. 1.41
c. -2.25
d. 2.25
e. -0.03
172. If the area to the left of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.0122, what is the value of z?
a. -1.41
b. 1.41
*c. -2.25
d. 2.25
e. -0.03

173. If the area to the left of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.1867, what is the value of z?
*a. -0.89
b. 0.89
c. -1.02
d. 1.02
e. -2.37
174. If the area to the left of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.1539, what is the value of z?
a. -0.89
b. 0.89
*c. -1.02
d. 1.02
e. -2.37
175. If the area to the left of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.0089, what is the value of z?
a. -0.89
b. 0.89
c. -1.02
d. 1.02
*e. -2.37
176. If the area to the right of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.0793, what is the value of z?
a. -1.41
*b. 1.41
c. -2.25
d. 2.25
e. -0.03
177. If the area to the right of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.0122, what is the value of z?
a. -1.41
b. 1.41
c. -2.25
*d. 2.25
e. -0.03
178. If the area to the right of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.1867, what is the value of z?
a. -0.89
*b. 0.89
c. -1.02
d. 1.02
e. -2.37
179. If the area to the right of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.1539, what is the value of z?

a. -0.89
b. 0.89
c. -1.02
*d. 1.02
e. -2.37
180. If the area to the right of a value of z (z has a standard normal distribution) is
0.0089, what is the value of z?
a. -0.89
b. 0.89
c. -1.02
d. 1.02
*e. 2.37
181. If P(Z > z) = 0.6844 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?
*a. -0.48
b. 0.48
c. -1.04
d. 1.04
e. -0.21
182. If P(Z < z) = 0.6844 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?
a. -0.48
*b. 0.48
c. -1.04
d. 1.04
e. -0.21
183. If P(Z > z) = 0.8508 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?
a. -0.48
b. 0.48
*c. -1.04
d. 1.04
e. -0.21
184. If P(Z < z) = 0.8508 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?
a. -0.48
b. 0.48
c. -1.04
*d. 1.04
e. -0.21
185. If P(Z > z) = 0.5832 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?
a. -0.48
b. 0.48
c. -1.04
d. 1.04
*e. -0.21
186. If P(Z < z) = 0.5832 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?

a. -0.48
b. 0.48
c. -1.04
d. 1.04
*e. 0.21
187. If P(Z > z) = 0.9830 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?
*a. -2.12
b. 2.12
c. -1.77
d. 1.77
e. -0.21
188. If P(Z < z) = 0.9830 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?
a. -2.12
*b. 2.12
c. -1.77
d. 1.77
e. -0.21
189. If P(Z > z) = 0.9616 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?
a. -2.12
b. 2.12
*c. -1.77
d. 1.77
e. -0.21
190. If P(Z < z) = 0.9616 what is the value of z (z has a standard normal distribution)?
a. -2.12
b. 2.12
c. -1.77
*d. 1.77
e. -0.21
191. Given that z is a standard normal random variable and that the area to the left of
z is 0.305, then the value of z is:
a. 0.51
*b. -0.51
c. 0.86
d. -0.86
e. 0.24
192. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The smallest
10% of oranges (those with the smallest diameters) cannot be sold and are therefore
given away. What is the cut-off diameter in this case if oranges with the smallest 10%
of diameters are to be given away?
*a. 107.2
b. 103.6
c. 111.6

d. 109.6
e. 105.9
193. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The smallest
5% of oranges (those with the smallest diameters) cannot be sold and are therefore
given away. What is the cut-off diameter in this case if oranges with the smallest 5%
of diameters are to be given away?
a. 107.2
*b. 103.6
c. 111.6
d. 109.6
e. 105.9
194. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The smallest
20% of oranges (those with the smallest diameters) cannot be sold and are therefore
given away. What is the cut-off diameter in this case if oranges with the smallest 20%
of diameters are to be given away?
a. 107.2
b. 103.6
*c. 111.6
d. 109.6
e. 105.9
195. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The smallest
15% of oranges (those with the smallest diameters) cannot be sold and are therefore
given away. What is the cut-off diameter in this case if oranges with the smallest 15%
of diameters are to be given away?
a. 107.2
b. 103.6
c. 111.6
*d. 109.6
e. 105.9
196. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The smallest
8% of oranges (those with the smallest diameters) cannot be sold and are therefore
given away. What is the cut-off diameter in this case if oranges with the smallest 8%
of diameters are to be given away?
a. 107.2
b. 103.6
c. 111.6
d. 109.6
*e. 105.9
197. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The farmer
would like to select the largest 10% of oranges (those with the largest diameters) in

order to be able to keep them for himself and his family to enjoy! What is the cut-off
diameter in this case if oranges with the largest 10% of diameters are to be kept?
*a. 132.8
b. 136.4
c. 128.4
d. 130.4
e. 134.1
198. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The farmer
would like to select the largest 5% of oranges (those with the largest diameters) in
order to be able to keep them for himself and his family to enjoy! What is the cut-off
diameter in this case if oranges with the largest 5% of diameters are to be kept?
a. 132.8
*b. 136.4
c. 128.4
d. 130.4
e. 134.1
199. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The farmer
would like to select the largest 20% of oranges (those with the largest diameters) in
order to be able to keep them for himself and his family to enjoy! What is the cut-off
diameter in this case if oranges with the largest 20% of diameters are to be kept?
a. 132.8
b. 136.4
*c. 128.4
d. 130.4
e. 134.1
200. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The farmer
would like to select the largest 15% of oranges (those with the largest diameters) in
order to be able to keep them for himself and his family to enjoy! What is the cut-off
diameter in this case if oranges with the largest 15% of diameters are to be kept?
a. 132.8
b. 136.4
c. 128.4
*d. 130.4
e. 134.1
201. The diameters of oranges found in the orchard of an orange farm follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 120mm and a standard deviation of 10mm. The farmer
would like to select the largest 8% of oranges (those with the largest diameters) in
order to be able to keep them for himself and his family to enjoy! What is the cut-off
diameter in this case if oranges with the largest 8% of diameters are to be kept?
a. 132.8
b. 136.4
c. 128.4
d. 130.4

*e. 134.1
202. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Printers are to be
sold with a guarantee. The manufacturer of the printers wants only 5% of printers to
fail before the guarantee period is up. What number of hours should the guarantee
period be set at so that only 5% of printers fail before this time?
*a. 1171 hours
b. 1244 hours
c. 1205 hours
d. 1124 hours
e. 1089 hours
203. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Printers are to be
sold with a guarantee. The manufacturer of the printers wants only 10% of printers to
fail before the guarantee period is up. What number of hours should the guarantee
period be set at so that only 10% of printers fail before this time?
a. 1171 hours
*b. 1244 hours
c. 1205 hours
d. 1124 hours
e. 1089 hours
204. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Printers are to be
sold with a guarantee. The manufacturer of the printers wants only 7% of printers to
fail before the guarantee period is up. What number of hours should the guarantee
period be set at so that only 7% of printers fail before this time?
a. 1171 hours
b. 1244 hours
*c. 1205 hours
d. 1124 hours
e. 1089 hours
205. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Printers are to be
sold with a guarantee. The manufacturer of the printers wants only 3% of printers to
fail before the guarantee period is up. What number of hours should the guarantee
period be set at so that only 3% of printers fail before this time?
a. 1171 hours
b. 1244 hours
c. 1205 hours
*d. 1124 hours
e. 1089 hours
206. The time until first failure of a brand of inkjet printers is normally distributed
with a mean of 1500 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Printers are to be
sold with a guarantee. The manufacturer of the printers wants only 2% of printers to

fail before the guarantee period is up. What number of hours should the guarantee
period be set at so that only 2% of printers fail before this time?
a. 1171 hours
b. 1244 hours
c. 1205 hours
d. 1124 hours
*e. 1089 hours
207. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the minimum annual salary earned by the top 5% of
newly qualified CAs?
*a. R196,449
b. R192,816
c. R190,364
d. R198,808
e. R203,263
208. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the minimum annual salary earned by the top 10% of
newly qualified CAs?
a. R196,449
*b. R192,816
c. R190,364
d. R198,808
e. R203,263
209. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the minimum annual salary earned by the top 15% of
newly qualified CAs?
a. R196,449
b. R192,816
*c. R190,364
d. R198,808
e. R203,263
210. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the minimum annual salary earned by the top 3% of
newly qualified CAs?
a. R196,449
b. R192,816
c. R190,364
*d. R198,808
e. R203,263
211. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard

deviation of R10,000. What is the minimum annual salary earned by the top 1% of
newly qualified CAs?
a. R196,449
b. R192,816
c. R190,364
d. R198,808
*e. R203,263
212. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the maximum annual salary earned by the 5% of
newly qualified CAs with the lowest salaries?
*a. R163,551
b. R167,184
c. R169,636
d. R161,192
e. R156,737
213. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the maximum annual salary earned by the 10% of
newly qualified CAs with the lowest salaries?
a. R163,551
*b. R167,184
c. R169,636
d. R161,192
e. R156,737
214. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the maximum annual salary earned by the 15% of
newly qualified CAs with the lowest salaries?
a. R163,551
b. R167,184
*c. R169,636
d. R161,192
e. R156,737
215. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard
deviation of R10,000. What is the maximum annual salary earned by the 3% of
newly qualified CAs with the lowest salaries?
a. R163,551
b. R167,184
c. R169,636
*d. R161,192
e. R156,737
216. The starting annual salaries of newly qualified chartered accountants (CAs) in
South Africa follow a normal distribution with a mean of R180,000 and a standard

deviation of R10,000. What is the maximum annual salary earned by the 1% of

newly qualified CAs with the lowest salaries?
a. R163,551
b. R167,184
c. R169,636
d. R161,192
*e. R156,737
217. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. If only the shortest 10% of students are to
be selected to perform a specific task, what is the cut-off height?
a. 178.4cm
b. 123.5cm
*c. 165.6cm
d. 145.7cm
e. 159.2cm
218. In a large statistics class the heights of the students are normally distributed with
a mean of 172cm and a variance of 25cm2. If only the tallest 10% of students are to
be selected to perform a specific task, what is the cut-off height?
*a. 178.4cm
b. 123.5cm
c. 165.6cm
d. 145.7cm
e. 159.2cm
219. A statistical analysis of long-distance telephone calls indicates that the length of
these calls is normally distributed with a mean of 240 seconds and a standard
deviation of 40 seconds. What is the length of a particular call (in seconds) if only 1%
of calls are shorter?
*a. 146.95
b. 157.85
c. 174.21
d. 333.05
e. 305.79
220. A statistical analysis of long-distance telephone calls indicates that the length of
these calls is normally distributed with a mean of 240 seconds and a standard
deviation of 40 seconds. What is the length of a particular call (in seconds) if only 2%
of calls are shorter?
a. 146.95
*b. 157.85
c. 174.21
d. 333.05
e. 305.79
221. A statistical analysis of long-distance telephone calls indicates that the length of
these calls is normally distributed with a mean of 240 seconds and a standard
deviation of 40 seconds. What is the length of a particular call (in seconds) if only 5%
of calls are shorter?

a. 146.95
b. 157.85
*c. 174.21
d. 333.05
e. 305.79
222. A statistical analysis of long-distance telephone calls indicates that the length of
these calls is normally distributed with a mean of 240 seconds and a standard
deviation of 40 seconds. What is the length of a particular call (in seconds) if only 1%
of calls are longer?
a. 146.95
b. 157.85
c. 174.21
*d. 333.05
e. 305.79
223. A statistical analysis of long-distance telephone calls indicates that the length of
these calls is normally distributed with a mean of 240 seconds and a standard
deviation of 40 seconds. What is the length of a particular call (in seconds) if only 5%
of calls are longer?
a. 146.95
b. 157.85
c. 174.21
d. 333.05
*e. 305.79
224. If X ~ N(, 25) and p(X > 12) = 0.3446. What is the value of ?
*a. 10.00
b. 5.90
c. 1.80
d. 8.05
e. 4.65
225. If X ~ N(, 25) and p(X > 12) = 0.1112. What is the value of ?
a. 10.00
*b. 5.90
c. 1.80
d. 8.05
e. 4.65
226. If X ~ N(, 25) and p(X > 12) = 0.0207. What is the value of ?
a. 10.00
b. 5.90
*c. 1.80
d. 8.05
e. 4.65
227. If X ~ N(, 25) and p(X > 12) = 0.2148. What is the value of ?
a. 10.00
b. 5.90

c. 1.80
*d. 8.05
e. 4.65
228. If X ~ N(, 25) and p(X > 12) = 0.0708. What is the value of ?
a. 10.00
b. 5.90
c. 1.80
d. 8.05
*e. 4.65