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NCR10405, Spring 2025

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Tarea 5 WA (Homework) Dominique Brun
Universidad Anahuac, MEXICO

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QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5
TOTAL SCORE

POINTS 12/12 3/3 8/8 4/4 4/4

31/31 100.0%

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TUE, MAR 18, 2025

5:30 PM CST

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1. [12/12 Points] DETAILS MY NOTES DEVORESTAT9 3.3.029.MI.SA.

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This question has several parts that must be completed sequentially. If you skip a part of the question,
you will not receive any points for the skipped part, and you will not be able to come back to the skipped
part.

Tutorial Exercise
The pmf of the amount of memory X (GB) in a purchased flash drive is given as the following.

x 1 2 4 8 16

p(x) 0.05 0.20 0.30 0.35 0.10

(a) Compute E(X).

(b) Compute V(X) directly from the definition.

(c) Compute the standard deviation of X.

(d) Compute V(X) using the shortcut formula.

Step 1

(a) Compute E(X).

Refer to the pmf of the amount of memory X below.

x 1 2 4 8 16

p(x) 0.05 0.20 0.30 0.35 0.10

Recall that the formula for E(X), the expected value of X, can be calculated using the formula below.

E(X) = 𝜇X = x · p(x)

Plug in the values of x and p(x) from the pmf table into the formula below.

E(X) = x · p(x)

= (1)(0.05) + (2)(0.20) + (4) 0.3 0.30 + (8)(0.35) + (16)(0.10)

= 6.05 6.05
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The expected value of X is 6.05 6.05 GB.

Step 2

(b) Compute V(X) directly from the definition.

Refer to the formula below for the variance of X, V(X).

V(X) = (x − 𝜇) 2 · p(x)
D

Recall that E(X) = 𝜇, and we previously determined the value of E(X) to be 6.05. Use the values in the
given pmf table referenced below.

x 1 2 4 8 16

p(x) 0.05 0.20 0.30 0.35 0.10

Calculate V(X), entering the result without rounding.

V(X) = (x − 𝜇) 2 · p(x)
D

2
2 2
= (1 − 6.05) (0.05) + (2 − 6.05) (0.20) + + 16 − 6.05 6.05 (0.10)

= 17.0475 17.0475

2
The value of V(X) calculated using the definition is 17.0475 17.0475 GB .

Step 3

(c) Compute the standard deviation of X.

The standard deviation of X is 𝜎 X. Recall that the variance of X, V(X), is 𝜎 X 2. Therefore, we can find the
standard deviation of X by taking the square root of the variance.

𝜎X = 𝜎X2

The variance of X was previously calculated to be 𝜎 X 2 = 17.0475. Use this value to calculate the standard
deviation of X, rounding the result to three decimal places.

𝜎X = 𝜎X2

= 17.0475

= 4.1288 4.129

The standard deviation of X is 𝜎 X = 4.1288 4.129 GB.

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Step 4

(d) Compute V(X) using the shortcut formula.

The variance V(X) can be calculated using the formula from the definition of the variance,

V(X) = (x − 𝜇) 2 · p(x), but there also exists a shortcut formula derived from the definition. The shortcut
D
formula is shown below.

V(X) = 𝜎 2 = x 2 · p(x) − 𝜇2 = E(X 2) − [E(X)] 2

D

This formula removes the need to subtract 𝜇 from each x-value in the summation. Instead, we will subtract
the squared value of 𝜇 one time. Use the values in the given pmf table referenced below.

x 1 2 4 8 16

p(x) 0.05 0.20 0.30 0.35 0.10

To solve V(X) = E(X 2) − [E(X)] 2, first calculate the value of E(X 2), or the expected value of X 2.

E(X 2) = x 2 · p(x)

= (1 2)(0.05) + (2 2)(0.20) + + (16 2)(0.10)

= 53.65 53.65

Step 5
Refer back to the shortcut formula, V(X) = E(X 2) − [E(X)] 2. In the previous step, we calculated
E(X 2) = 53.65. We also have the value of E(X) from part (a), E(X) = 6.05. Use these values to solve the
shortcut formula for V(X), entering the result without rounding.

V(X) = E(X 2) − [E(X)] 2

2
= 53.65 − 6.05 6.05

= 17.0475 17.0475

The value of V(X) using the shortcut formula is 17.0475 17.0475 GB 2.

You have now completed the Master It.

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2. [3/3 Points] DETAILS MY NOTES DEVORESTAT9 3.3.035.

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A small market orders copies of a certain magazine for its magazine rack each week. Let X = demand for
the magazine, with the following pmf.
x 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 1 5 3 2 3
p(x)
15 15 15 15 15 15

Suppose the store owner actually pays $2.00 for each copy of the magazine and the price to customers
is $4.00. If magazines left at the end of the week have no salvage value, is it better to order three or
four copies of the magazine? [Hint: For both three and four copies ordered, express net revenue as a
function of demand X, and then compute the expected revenue.]

What is the expected profit if three magazines are ordered? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
$ 5.2

What is the expected profit if four magazines are ordered? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
$ 5.33

How many magazines should the store owner order?

3 magazines

4 magazines

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3. [8/8 Points] DETAILS MY NOTES DEVORESTAT9 3.1.001.

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A concrete beam may fail either by shear (S) or flexure (F). Suppose that three failed beams are
randomly selected and the type of failure is determined for each one. Let X = the number of beams
among the three selected that failed by shear. List each outcome in the sample space along with the
associated value of X.

S: FFF SFF FSF FFS FSS SFS SSF SSS

0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
X:

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4. [4/4 Points] DETAILS MY NOTES DEVORESTAT9 3.2.011.

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Let X be the number of students who show up for a professor's office hour on a particular day. Suppose that
the pmf of X is p(0) = 0.20, p(1) = 0.10, p(2) = 0.15, p(3) = 0.25, and p(4) = 0.30.

(a) Draw the corresponding probability histogram.

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(b) What is the probability that at least two students show up?

0.7

More than two students show up?

.55

(c) What is the probability that between one and three students, inclusive, show up?

0.5

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5. [4/4 Points] DETAILS MY NOTES DEVORESTAT9 3.2.012.

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Airlines sometimes overbook flights. Suppose that for a plane with 50 seats, 55 passengers have tickets.
Define the random variable Y as the number of ticketed passengers who actually show up for the flight.
The probability mass function of Y appears in the accompanying table.
y 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

p(y) 0.06 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.25 0.16 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.01

(a) What is the probability that the flight will accommodate all ticketed passengers who show up?
0.83

(b) What is the probability that not all ticketed passengers who show up can be accommodated?
0.17

(c) If you are the first person on the standby list (which means you will be the first one to get on
the plane if there are any seats available after all ticketed passengers have been
accommodated), what is the probability that you will be able to take the flight?
0.67

What is this probability if you are the third person on the standby list?
0.28

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