Mean, Standard Deviation & Probability Distribution

1. The average profit per unit for Product A is $5.32, Product B is
$7.98, and Product C is $9.69. If the percentages of each sold are 36,
29, and 35 respectively, what is the weighted mean profit per unit?

2. A fleet of cabs for a small cab company consists of five units. The
number of cabs in service varies over time and is a random variable.
Daily log records show the probability distribution for this random
variable as given below:

# in Service Probability

x P(x)

.05

.15

.16

.25

.21

.18

Find the mean and standard deviation of number of units in service.

3. The Southway National Bank surveyed the status of student accounts
and found that the average overdraft was $21.22 with a standard
deviation of $5.49. If the distribution is normal, find the probability
of a student being overdrawn by more than $18.75.

4. An efficiency expert makes periodic checks for weighting errors for
a long distance shipping firm. The expert inspects for errors in
weighing, in recording weights, and errors in processing the bills of
lading. Based on past records the number of weekly errors for all
shipments averages 5.3 with a standard deviation of 1.23 and the
frequency histogram approximates a normal distribution. Suppose x is
the number is the number of weighing errors that will occur next week.
Compute the approximate probability for x=3.

5. An elementary school teacher learned that 40% of school age children
have at least 3 cavities.

If the standard deviation is 2.684, how many students would she expect
to find her class of 30 who have at least 3 cavities?

Determine the probability that more than 20 students in her class will
have 3 cavities.