REGION I

REGION 1
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF LA UNION
CABA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
LAS – UD, CABA, LA UNION

SECOND QUARTER
NAME School Year 2020 – 2021
GENERAL MATHEMATICS
ANSWER SHEET
NAME: __LYNETTE LICSI DATE: ___________________________
GRADE AND SECTION: __11 JUPITER MODULE NO: ___________3________
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TEACHER: ____ABELAINE ABAQUITA PARENT’S SIGNATURE: ___________
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Pretest
Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Write the letter of the
correct answer using a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is a variable whose possible values are determined by

chance?
A. Dependent Variable B. Independent Variable
C. Extraneous Variable D. Random Variable

2. What must be the sum of all the probabilities of a random variable?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

3. If P(X) = X , what are the possible values of X for it to be a probability

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distribution?
A. 0, 2, 3 B. 1, 2, 3 C. 2, 3, 4 D. 1, 1, 2

4. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?

A. Height of basketball player B. Weight of a newborn baby
C. Number of books in the library D. Length of time in watching TV

5. A researcher surveyed the households in a small town. The random variable

X represents the number of college graduates in the households. Does the
table illustrate a probability distribution?

X 0 1 2
P(X) 0.25 0.50 0.50
A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D. Cannot be determined

6. A random variable X has the probability distribution below. What is the

expected value or the mean?
 X P(X) X ∙ P(X)
1 0.10
2 0.20
3 0.45
4 0.25

A. 2.58 B. 2.85 C. 5.82 D. 8.25

7. Mean is the expected value or the weighted average of all the values that the
random variable X would assume. What are the steps in computing the
mean of a discrete random variable?
I. Add the results obtained in multiplying the random variable X by
the corresponding probability.
II. Construct the probability distribution for the random variable X.
III. Multiply the value of the random variable X by the corresponding
probability.

A. III, II, I B. I, II, III C. II, III, I D. III, I, II

8. A random variable X has the following probability distribution. What is the
value of c?
X 1 2 3 4 5
P(X) 0.25 0.04 0.37 0.28

A. 0.05 B. 0.06 C. 0.50 D. 0.60

9. A random variable X can take only two values, 1 and 2, P (1) = 0.8 and P (2)
= 0.2. What is the variance of X?
A. 0.16 B. 0.26 C. 0.4 D. 0.76

10. Suppose three coins are tossed. Let H be the random variable representing
the number of heads that occur. Which of the following is NOT a possible
value of the random variable for the number of heads?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

11. What is the probability distribution for a box that contains 3 250 peso bills, 2
50 peso bills, 1 100 peso bill and 1 200 peso bill?
A. B.
X 20 50 100 200 X 1 1 2 3
P(X) 3/7 2/7 1/7 1/7 P(X) 20 50 100 200
C. D.
X 3 2 1 1 X 3 2 1 1
P(X) 20 50 100 200 P(X) 200 100 50 20

For numbers 11-12, refer to the probability distribution shown below.

X 0 2 4 6 8
 P(X) 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

12. What is the mean of the probability distribution?

A. 1.5 B. 2.0 C. 3.5 D. 4.0

13. What is the variance of the probability distribution?

A. 4.15 B. 6.35 C. 8.00 D. 7.50

For numbers 14-15, refer to the problem below.

14.

hat is the mean of the probability distribution?

A. 0.10 B. 0.15 C. 0.20 D. 0.25

15. What is the variance of the probability distribution?

A. 0. 3075 B. 0. 2525 C. 0.3500 D. 0.4275

EXPLORE

Activity 1: Test Your Knowledge

Directions: Compute the mean and variance of the following problems by following the
step by step procedure as shown in the examples.

1. The number of X days in the rainy months that a construction worker cannot
work because of the weather has the following probability distribution.

X P(X) X•
P(X)
6 0.03 0.18
7 0.08 0.56
8 0.15 1.2
9 0.20 1.8
10 0.19 1.9
11 0.16 1.76
12 0.10 1.2
13 0.07 0.91
14 0.02 0.28

μ = ΣX • P(X)= 9.79
 X-μ (X- μ ) 2 (X- μ ) 2 • P (X)
6 – 9.79 =-3.79 (-3.79)^2= -14.3641 0.431
7 – 9. 79 = -2 . 79 (-2.79)^2= -7.7841 0.623
8- 9. 79= -1.79 (-1.79)^2= -3.2041 0.481
9 – 9.79= -0.79 (-0.79)^2= - 0.6241 0.125
10- 9. 79= 0.21 (0.21)^2= 0.0441 8.379
11- 9.79= 1.21 (1.21)^2= 1.4641 0.234
12- 9.79= 2.21 (2.21)^2= 4.8841 0.488
13- 9.79= 3.21 (3.21)^2= 10. 3041 0.721
14- 9.79 = 4.21 (4.21)^2= 17.7241 0.354
a 2 =E (X – μ)^2• P (X)= 11.836

2. Mark enters a local branch bank at 4:30 pm every payday, at which time there
are always two tellers on duty. The number X of customers in the bank who are
either at a teller window or are waiting in a single line for the next available
teller has the following probability distribution
 DEEPEN
Directions: Analyze and solve the following problems carefully.

Problem 1

The Vice-President of ABC Bank feels that each savings account customer has,
on average, four credit cards. The following distribution represents the number of
credit cards people own.

X 0 1 2 3 4
P(X) 0.18 0.44 0.27 0.08 0.03

a. Find the mean and variance of the probability distribution. Fill the table with
the correct values.

X P(X) X • P(X) X- (X − )2 (X − )2• P (X)

0 0.18 0 -1.34 1.796 0.323

1 0.44 0.44 -0.34 0.116 0.051

2 0.27 0.54 0.66 0.436 0.118

3 0.08 0.24 1.66 2.756 0.220

4 0.03 0.12 2.66 7.076 0.212

MEAN IS VARIANCE IS 0.924

1.34

b. Is the Vice-President correct? Justify your answer?

=NOT CORRECT
MY EXPLANATION:
=0(0.18)+1(0.44)+2(0.27)+3(0.08)+4(0.03)
=0.44+0.54+0.24+0.12
=1.34 are not equal to 4.

Problem 2.

A die is loaded in such a way that the probabilities of getting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

and 6 are 1/2, 1/6, 1/12, 1/12, 1/12 and 1/12.

a. Construct the probability distribution for the data.

X 1 2 3 4 5 6

P(X) 1/2 1/6 1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12

b. Find the mean and the variance of the probability distribution.

ANSWER:
X P(x) X.P(x) X-u (X-u)^2 (X-u)^2.P (x)
1 1/2 1/2 1-1.05=-0.05 (-0.05)^2=2.5 (2.5)(1/2)=1.25
2 1/6 2/6 2-1.05=0.95 (0.95)^2=0.903 (0.903)(1/6)=0.156
3 1/12 3/12 3-1.05=1.95 (1.95)^2=3.803 (3.803)(1/12)=0.317
4 1/12 4/12 4-1.05=2.95 (2.95)^2=8.703 (8.703)(1/12)=0.725
5 1/12 5/12 5-1.05=3.95 (3.95)^2=15.603 (15.603)(1/12)=1.300
6 1/12 6/12 6-1.05=4.95 (4.95)^2=24.503 (24.503)(1/12)=2.042
=1.05 =5.785
THE VARIANCE IS 5.785

GAUGE
Directions: Read each item carefully and write the correct answer in a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?

A. Average weight of female athletes.
B. Average amount of electricity consumed.
C. Number of suspected cases of COVID-19.
D. Amount of paint used in repainting a building.

2. Which of the following represents a probability distribution? ANSWER : A

A. B.
X 1 3 5 7 X 0 1 2 3
P(X) 0.35 0.31 0.22 0.12 P(X) 0.38 0.36 0.30 0.12
B. C.
X 1 2 3 4 X 2 4 6 8
P(X) 1/6 3/6 2/6 1/6 P(X) 1/3 4/3 2/3 1/3

3. Which of the following is the expected value of the variable x? ANSWER A

A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Variance

4. If P(X) 6= w h a t are the possible values of X for it to be a probability

distribution?
A. 0, 2, 3 B. 1, 2, 3 C. 2, 3, 4 D. 1, 1, 2

5. A random variable X has the following probability distribution. What is

the value of c?
X 1 2 3 4 5
 P(X) 0.25 c 0.37 0.28 0.06

A. 0.01 B. 0.02 C. 0.03 D. 0.04

6. If two coins are tossed, which is NOT a possible value of the random
variable for the number of heads?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

7. A researcher surveyed the households in a small town. The random

variable X represents the number of college graduates in the households.
Does the table illustrate a probability distribution?

0 1 2
() 0.25 0.50 0.50
A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D. Cannot be determined
8. A coin is tossed thrice. Let the variable X represent the numbers of heads.
What will be the values of variable X?

A. 0, 1, 2, 3 B. 1, 2, 3, 4 C. 5, 6, 7, 8 D. 1, 3, 5, 7

9. Mean is the expected value or the weighted average of all the values that the
random variable X would assume. What are the steps in computing the mean
of a discrete random variable?
I. Add the results obtained in multiplying the random variable X by
the corresponding probability.
II. Construct the probability distribution for the random variable X.
III. Multiply the value of the random variable X by the corresponding
probability.

A. III, II, I B. I, II, III C. II, III, I D. III, I, II

10. In a recent little league softball game, each player went to bat 4 times. The
number of hits made by each player is described by the following probability
distribution. What is the mean of the probability distribution?
Number of hits, x 0 1 2 3 4
Probability, P(X) 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.25 0.15

A. 1.00 B. 1.75 C. 2.00 D. 2.15

For numbers 11-13, refer to the problem below.

Suppose three coins are tossed. Let X be the random variable representing
the number of tails that occur.

11. What are the possible values of the random variable X?

A. 0, 2, 4, 6 B. 1, 5, 7, 9 C. 0, 1, 2, 3 D. 5, 6, 7, 8

12. What is the probability distribution for the number of tails? ANSWER: A
A. C.
X 0 1 2 3 X 1 3 5 7
P(X) 1/8 3/8 3/8 1/8 P(X) 3/8 2/8 1/8 1/8
 B. D.
X 1 3 5 7 X 0 1 2 3
P(X) 2 4 6 8 P(X) 1 3 3 1

13. What is the mean of the probability distribution?

A. 1.00 B. 1.50 C. 2.00 D. 2.50

For numbers 14-15, refer to the probability distribution shown below.

X 0 2 4 6 8
P(X) 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

14. What is the mean of the probability distribution?

A. 1.5 B. 2.0 C. 3.5 D. 4.0

15. What is the variance of the probability distribution?

A. 4.15 B. 6.35 C. 8.00 D. 7.50
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