Math Problem Statement
Solution
Let's analyze and solve each part of this problem.
Given dataLet's analyze and solve each part of this problem.
Given
- An average of out of every customers ask for water, so the probability .
- A sample of customers is selected, so .
This situation follows a binomial distribution since we have a fixed number of trials (100 customers), each trial has two outcomes (ask for water or not), and the probability of success (asking for water) is the same for each trial.
Part (i)
We need to find the probability that more than 35 customers ask for water.
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Defining the Binomial Random Variable:
- Let be the number of customers who ask for water.
- .
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Using a Normal Approximation: Since is large, we can use the Normal approximation to the binomial distribution:
- The mean .
- The variance .
- The standard deviation .
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Setting Up the Probability: We want . Using the continuity correction, this is approximately: where is a standard normal variable.
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Calculating:
- Compute the Z-score:
- Using the standard normal table, .
Answer for (i): The probability that more than 35 customers ask for water is approximately .
Part (ii)
We need to find the smallest value of such that the probability of less than customers asking for water is larger than 0.8.
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Setting Up the Inequality:
- Let .
- Using the normal approximation, we want to find such that:
- From the standard normal table, we know that .
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Solving for :
- Set up the equation for the Z-score:
- Solving for :
Since must be an integer, we round up to .
Answer for (ii): The smallest value of such that the probability of less than customers asking for water is greater than 0.8 is .
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Further Related Questions:
- How would the probability change if the probability of asking for water increased to 0.5?
- Why is the continuity correction necessary when approximating a binomial distribution with a normal distribution?
- What is the probability that exactly 40 customers ask for water?
- How would we solve this without using the normal approximation?
- What would happen to the probability if the sample size changed to 200 customers?
Tip: When dealing with binomial distributions, normal approximations are useful when is large and is not too close to 0 or 1, which helps simplify calculations.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Binomial Distribution
Normal Approximation
Probability
Continuity Correction
Formulas
Binomial probability formula: P(X = k) = C(n, k) * p^k * (1 - p)^(n - k)
Normal approximation mean: μ = np
Normal approximation variance: σ^2 = np(1 - p)
Z-score formula for normal approximation: Z = (X - μ) / σ
Theorems
Central Limit Theorem
Continuity Correction
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 10-12
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