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Name: Grade & Section: Score:

School: Teacher: Subject: Statistics & Probability


LAS Writer: JANRIE M. RAGUINE, MAT Content Editor: JOHANNAH Y. ACHURRA
Lesson Topic: Computing Probabilities In A Random Variable (Q3 – Wk. 2, LAS 1)
Learning Targets: Compute probabilities corresponding to a given random variable. (M11/12SP–IIIb–1)
Reference(s): Walpole, R. and Myers, R., 1993. Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists. 5th ed. New
York: Macmillan Publishing Company, pp.49-56.

COMPUTING PROBABILITIES IN A RANDOM VARIABLE


Consider:
x 1 2 3 4
P(x) 1/7 3/7 1/7 2/7

Find:
1. P(3)
2. P(3) + P(4)
3. P(2) P(3)
4. The probability that x assumes a value greater than 1, P(x ˃ 1).
5. The probability that x assumes a value between 2 and 4, P(2 ˂ x ˂ 4).
Answers:
1. P(3) = 1/7
2. P(3) + P(4) = 1/7 + 2/7 = 3/7
3. P(2) P(3) = (3/7) (1/7) = 3/49
4. P(x ˃ 1) = P(2) + P(3) + P(4) = 3/7 + 1/7 + 2/7 = 6/7
5. P(2 ˂ x ˂ 4) = P(3) = 1/7

ACTIVITY
1. Answer the following using the given discrete probability distribution.
y 1 2 3 4 5 6
P(y) 1/7 1/7 1/7 2/7 1/7 1/7

Find:
1. P(even)
2. P(odd)
3. P(greater than 2)
4. P(less than 4)
5. P(between 2 and 6)

2. Answer the following using the given discrete probability distribution.


z 1 2 3 4 5
P(z) 1/9 2/9 1/3 2/9 1/9

Find:
1. P(z ≥ 3)
2. P(z < 5)
3. P(odd)
4. P(2) + P(odd)
5. P(z < 1)

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