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Chapter 6: Q. 95 (page 430)

Bag check Refer to Exercise 91 .

a. Calculate and interpret the mean of R.

b. Calculate and interpret the standard deviation of R.

Short Answer

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(a)The computed value of mean shows that on an average out of 20,6 passangers will obtain a red light.

(b)

The total number of passengers that obtain a red light will vary by 2.049passenger in comparison of mean of 6 passengers.

Step by step solution

01

Part (a) Step 1: Given Information

Number of trials (n)=20

Probability of success (p)=0.30

Formula used:

The formula to compute the mean and standard deviation are:

Mean(μ)=n×p

Standard deviation (σ)=n×p×(1-p)

02

Part (a) Step 1: Simplification

The mean of R can be calculated as:

μ=n×p=20(0.30)=6

Thus, the mean is 6 .

The computed value of mean shows that on an average out of 20,6 passangers will obtain a red light.

03

Part (b) Step 1: Given information

Number of trials (n)=20

Probability of success(p)=0.30

04

Part (b) Step 2: Calculation

The standard deviation of R can be calculated as:

σ=n×p×(1-p)=20(0.30)(1-0.30)=2.049

The total number of passengers that obtain a red light will vary by passenger in comparison of mean of 6 passengers.

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