Math Problem Statement
A manufacturer of game controllers is concerned that their controller may be difficult for left-handed users. They set out to find lefties to test. Suppose that about 88% of the population is right-handed. They select a sample of twelve customers at random in their stores. Complete parts a through e below. Question content area bottom Part 1 a) Find the mean and standard deviation of the number of right-handers in the group. The mean number of righties is
10.56. The standard deviation would be
1.13. (Type integers or decimals rounded to two decimal places as needed.) Part 2 b) What is the probability that they are not all right-handed? The probability that they are not all righthanded is
0.784. (Round to three decimal places as needed.) Part 3 c) What is the probability that there are no more than 10 righties? The probability that there are no more than 10 righties is
0.431. (Round to three decimal places as needed.) Part 4 d) What is the probability that there are exactly 6 of each? The probability that there are exactly 6 of each is
enter your response here (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to five decimal places as needed.)
Solution
To solve part d (the probability that there are exactly 6 right-handed and 6 left-handed people in the sample), we can model this as a binomial distribution problem, where the probability of success (being right-handed) is , the probability of failure (being left-handed) is , and the sample size is .
The probability of exactly right-handed people in a sample of is given by the binomial probability formula:
For this problem, we want to find , where is the number of right-handed people. This means:
Now let's calculate this.The probability that there are exactly 6 right-handed and 6 left-handed people in the sample is approximately (rounded to five decimal places).
Would you like more details or have any further questions?
Here are five related questions to explore:
- How would the probability change if the sample size increased to 20?
- What is the probability of having exactly 8 right-handed people in the sample of 12?
- Can we approximate this binomial distribution using a normal distribution?
- How does the mean number of right-handers change if the sample size is reduced to 10?
- What is the probability that more than 10 out of 12 people are right-handed?
Tip: The binomial distribution is ideal for modeling events with only two possible outcomes, such as success/failure or yes/no scenarios.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Probability
Binomial Distribution
Statistics
Formulas
Mean of binomial distribution: μ = np
Standard deviation of binomial distribution: σ = sqrt(np(1-p))
Binomial probability formula: P(X = k) = (n choose k) p^k (1 - p)^(n-k)
Theorems
Binomial Theorem
Law of Large Numbers
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 11-12
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