Math Problem Statement
A school newspaper reporter decides to randomly survey 11 students to see if they will attend Tet (Vietnamese New Year) festivities this year. Based on past years, she knows that 20% of students attend Tet festivities. We are interested in the number of students who will attend the festivities. Give the distribution of X
Solution
The problem describes a situation where we are interested in the number of students who will attend Tet festivities out of a group of 11 students. Since the students are selected randomly and each has the same probability of attending the festivities (20%), this follows a binomial distribution.
Key Information:
- Number of trials (n): 11 students surveyed
- Probability of success (p): 20% or 0.20 (probability that a student will attend Tet festivities)
- Random variable (X): The number of students who will attend the festivities.
The binomial distribution is given by:
Where:
- (the number of students surveyed),
- (the probability that a student attends the festivities).
Therefore, the distribution of is:
This means that the random variable (the number of students who will attend Tet festivities) follows a binomial distribution with 11 trials (students) and a success probability of 0.20 (attendance rate).
Would you like me to calculate some probabilities or further details based on this distribution? Feel free to ask!
Related Questions:
- What is the probability that exactly 3 students will attend the Tet festivities?
- How do you calculate the expected value and variance for a binomial distribution?
- What is the probability that no students will attend the Tet festivities?
- How would the distribution change if the probability of attending was 0.5 instead of 0.20?
- What are the conditions for using a binomial distribution in real-life situations?
Tip: When using the binomial distribution, make sure that the trials are independent and that the probability of success remains constant across trials.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Probability
Binomial Distribution
Formulas
Binomial distribution formula: X ~ Binomial(n, p)
Theorems
Binomial distribution theorem
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 10-12
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