Name: ______________ Date: _________

Yr. & Section: ___________ Score: _________

I. Classify the following random variables as discrete or
continuous.
1. The number of accidents per year at an intersection
2. The number of votes favoring a candidate
3. The number of bushels of apples per hectare this year
4. The number of patient arrivals per hour at a medical clinic
5. The average amount of electricity consumed per
household per month
6. The number of deaths per year attributed to lung cancer
7. The heights (in meters) of varsity players in your school
8. The length (in hours) of time spent in playing video games
9. The number of cars in a parking lot every n oon
10. The weights (in pounds) of newly born babies in a
hospital nursery
II. Find the possible values of a random variable.

1. Let T be a random variable giving the number of tails in

three tosses coin. List the elements of the sample space S
for the three tosses of the coin and assign a value to each
sample point.
2. From a box containing 4 black balls and 2 green balls, 3 balls
are drawn in succession. Each ball is placed back in the box
before the next draw is made. Let G be a random variable
representing the number of green balls that occur. Find the
values of the random variable G.
III. Construct the probability distribution for the random variables described in
each of the following situations.

1. Using the sample space for rolling two dice, construct a

probability distribution for the random variable X
representing the sum of the numbers that appear. Draw
the graph of the probability distribution.
2. A family has three children. Let X represent the number of
boys. Construct a probability distribution for the random
variable X. Draw the graph of the probability distribution.
3.The following data sow the probabilities for the
number of cars sold in a given day at a car dealer
store.
Number of Cars X
0
Probability P(X)
0.100
a) Find 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ 3)
1
2
0.150
0.250
b) Find 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 8)
3 0.140
4 0.090
c) Find 𝑃(0 ≤ 𝑋 ≤ 4 )
5 0.080
6 0.060
7 0.050
8 0.040
9 0.025
10 0.015