Eli has four fair 4-sided dice with sides labelled 1, 2, 3, 4. He throws all four dice at the same time. The random variable X denotes the number of 2s obtained.
(a) Show that P(X=3)=643.
(2)
(b) Complete the following probability distribution table for X.
(2)
x
0
1
2
3
4
P(X=x)
25681
643
2561
(c) Find E(X).
(2)
Eli throws the four dice at the same time on 96 occasions.
(d) Use an approximation to find the probability that he obtains at least two 2s on fewer than 20 of these occasions.
(5)
题目中文翻译
Eli 有四枚均匀的四面骰子,各面分别标有 1、2、3、4。他同时掷这四枚骰子。随机变量 X 表示掷出 2 的骰子数。
(a) 证明 P(X=3)=643。
(2)
(b) 补全下面 X 的概率分布表。
(2)
x
0
1
2
3
4
P(X=x)
25681
643
2561
(c) 求 E(X)。
(2)
Eli 同时掷这四枚骰子,共进行 96 次。
(d) 用近似方法求在这 96 次中,掷出至少两个 2 的次数少于 20 次的概率。
(5)
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