Learning Activity Worksheets#1 Grade 11 – Statistics and Probability

RANDOM VARIABLE

I. Direction: Write D if the statement is discrete random variable, and write

C if the statement is continuous random variable. Put your answers
before the number.
1) The number of arrivals at an emergency room between midnight
and 6:00 a.m.
2) The weight of a box of cereal labeled “1818 ounces.”
3) The duration of the next outgoing telephone call from a business
office.
4) The number of kernels of popcorn in a 11-pound container.
5) The number of applicants for a job.
6) The time between customers entering a checkout lane at a retail
store.
7) The weight of refuse on a truck arriving at a landfill.
8) The number of passengers in a passenger vehicle on a highway at
rush hour.
9) The number of clerical errors on a medical chart.
10) The number of accident-free days in one month at a factory.

I- Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
1) Which of the following variable whose values are determined by
chance?
A. Random variable
B. Discrete random variable
C. Continuous random variable
D. Possible outcomes
2) Which of the following is a variable whose set of possible outcomes
is countable?
A. Random variable
B. Discrete random variable
C. Continuous random variable
D. Possible outcomes
3) Which of the following refers to a variable that takes on values
which represent measured data?
A. Random variable
B. Discrete random variable
C. Continuous random variable
D. Possible outcomes
 4) Which of the following is an example of a random variable?
A. PBA Basketball Players
B. Number of hours in cooking a recipe
C. Number Games
D. Total Number of Population

5) Which is an example of continuous random variable?

A. Number of females in a group of employees
B. Weight of female nurses in a hospital
C. Number of correct answers in a periodic test
D. Number of hours in taking a test

6. Mrs. Santos recorded the scores of her students in a 50-item test. If

we will let X as the scores of the students, what type of random
variable is X?
A. Random variable
B. Discrete random variable
C. Constant
D. Continuous random variable

7. You decide to collect a bunch of cans of soda and measure the

volume of soda in each can. Let X= the number of mL of soda in
each can. What type of variable is X?
A. X is a discrete random variable
B. X is a continuous random variable
C. X is a constant
D. X is not a random variable

8. You decide to conduct a survey of families with two children. You

are interested in counting the number of boys (out of 2 children) in
each family. What type of variable is this?
A. Random variable
B. Discrete random variable
C. Constant
D. Continuous random variable
9. What type of variable is N= number of males among 8 STEM
students?
A. Random variable
B. Discrete random variable
C. Constant
D. Continuous random variable
10. What type of variable is F: number of typhoons that pass-through
PAR in a year?
A. Random variable
B. Discrete random variable
C. Constant
D. Continuous random variable

Specific Week: Quarter 3 - Week 1

Target Competencies: Distinguishes between a discrete and a continuous random
variable.
Objective: To distinguish between a discrete and a continuous random variable.
 POSSIBLE VALUES OF DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLE

III. Direction: Make a table to write all the possible values of each given
random variable below.
1) X: Number of slightly used computers in a room with 10 units of
computers
2) Y: Number of black pens in a box with 10 pieces of red, blue and
black pens

IV. Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
1) Mrs. Cruz recorded the scores of her students in a 20-item test. If we
will let X as the scores of students, what are the possible values of
random variable X?
A. X= {0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
B. X= {0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8,9,10}
C. X= {0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8,9,10}
D. X= {All real numbers from 0 to 20}

2) You decide to conduct a survey of families with two children. You

are interested in counting the number of boys (out of 2 children) in
each family. Is this a random variable, and if it is, what are all its
possible values?
A. Yes, it is a random variable, and its values can be 1 and 2.
B. Yes, it is a random variable, and its values can be 0, 1 and 2.
C. Yes, it is a random variable, and its values can be 2 or 4.
D. No, it is not a random variable.

3) What are the possible values of a random variable N: number of

males among 8 STEM students?
A. N= {8}
B. N= {4 and 8}
C. N= {2, 4, 6,8}
D. N= {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

4) What are the possible values of a random variable T: number of

Tails in 4 flips of a coin?
A. T= {0, 1}
B. T= {0, 1, 2}
C. T= {0,1, 2, 3}
D. T= {0,1, 2, 3, 4}

5) What are the possible values of a random variable Z: dropped out

rate (in%) in Las Piñas Senior High School?
A. Z= {25%}
B. Z= {50%}
C. Z= {75%}
D. Z= {All real numbers from 0 to 100}

Specific Week: Quarter 3 - Week 1

Target Competencies: Finds the possible values of a random variable.
Objective: To find the possible values of a random variable.
 PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLE

V. Direction: Tell whether the table is a valid probability distribution of a

discrete random variable or not. Explain your answer.
1)
X -2 0 2 4
P(x) 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1

2)
x 0.5 0.25 0.25
P(x) -0.4 0.6 0.8

3)
X 1.1 2.5 4.1 4.6 5.3

P(x) 0.16 0.14 0.11 0.27 0.22

4)
x 0 1 2 3 4
P(x) -0.25 0.50 0.35 0.10 0.30

5)
x 1 2 3
P(x) 0.325 0.406 0.164

VI. Direction: Using the tables above, find the following probabilities.
1) a) P (2) b) P(x>2)
2) P (0.25)
3) P(x>4)
4) P(x>1)
5) P (3)

Specific Week: Quarter 3 - Week 1

Target Competencies: Illustrates a probability distribution for a discrete random
variable and its properties
Objective: To illustrate a probability distribution for a discrete random variable and
its properties
Learning Activity Worksheets#1 Grade 11 – Statistics and Probability

PROBABILITY MASS FUNCTION

I. Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Refer to the given table in answering number 1 – 4. The given table represent
a probability distribution.
x 0 1 2 3 4
P(x) 1 2 3 1 2
10 10 10 5 10
1. What is P(0) +P(1)+ P(2)?
𝟑 4 3 2
A. B. 5 C. 10 D. 10
𝟓

2. Using the figure above, what is P (2) -P (4)?

2 4 1 2
A. − 10 B. 5 C. 10 D. 10

3. What is 𝑃(𝑥 ≤ 3)?

4 1 1 3
A. 5 B. 5 C. 10 D. 5

4. What is 𝑃(𝑥 = 0)?

2 1 2 1
A. B. C. D.
10 5 10 10

Refer to the given table in answering number 5 and 6

x Event 1 Event 2 Event 3
P(x) a 2a+ 0.1 0.45
5. What is the corresponding P(x) for event 2?
A. 0.4 B. 0.15 C. 0.55 D. 0.15

6. What is the corresponding P(x) for event 1?

A. 0.4 B. 0.15 C. 0.25 D. 0.55

7. If two coins are tossed, which is not the possible value for the number of
tail?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 0
 8. What is probability Mass Function?
A. The probability mass function is a one to one mapping between the
possible values of the random variable x to their respective probabilities
of occurrence.
B. The probability mass function is a one mapping between the possible
values of the random variable x to their respective probabilities of
occurrence.
C. The probability mass function is a one to one mapping among all the
possible values of the random variable x to their probabilities of
occurrence.
D. none of the above

Refer to the given problem in answering 9. The daily demands for a ginger tea
supply in kilos in the store of Aling Rosa has the probability distribution as follows.

x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P(x) 0.10 0.05 0.20 0.25 0.18 0.08 0.14

9. What is the probability that exactly 5 kilos will be demanded on a

particular day?
A. 0.18 B. 0.4 C. 0.60 D. 0.78

A store that sells candy records how many packs of candy they sell per
customer. They use their records to create a probability distribution concerning
the packs of candy they sell per computer. Answer number 10-14 using the
data below.

No. of packs (X) 0 1 2 3 4

P(X) 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1

10. What is P(x = 2)?

A. 0.1 B. 0.2 C. 0.4 D. O

11. What is 𝑃(𝑥 ≥ 3)?
A. 0.07 B. 0.9 C. 0.7 D. 0.3

12. What is 𝑃(𝑥 ≥ 2)?

A. 0.7 B. 0.3 C. 0.07 D. 0.03

13. What is 𝑃(𝑥 ≤ 3)?

A. 0.03 B. 0.4 C. 0.3 D. 0.04

14. What is 𝑃(𝑥 ≤ 2)?

A. 0.3 B. 0.7 C. 0.4 D. 0.6
 Use the table below to answer numbers 15-19.
The probability distribution below shows the monthly absences of a teacher
based on the DTR as reflected in the record of Mrs Nely Abaya
X 0 1 2 3 4
8 3 2 3 1
P(X) 20 10 20 20 20

15. What is the probability that the number of absences is less than 4?
A. 0.95 B. 0.05 C. 1 D. 0.15

16. What is the probability that the number of absences is at least 1?

A. 0.40 B. 0.60 C. 0.30 D. 0.70

17. What is the probability that the number of absences is equal to 4?

A. 0.15 B. 0.10 C. 0.05 D. 0.95

18. What is the probability that the number of absences is greater than 1
but less than 4?
A. 0.50 B.0.60 C. 0.05 D. 0.95

19. What is the probability that the number of absences is at most 3?

A. 0.95 B. 0.20 C. 0.80 D. 0.05

20. What is the probability that the number of absences is from 0 to 4?

A. 0.95 B. 1.0 C. 0.50 D. 0.01

Specific Week: Quarter 1 - Week 2

Target Competencies: Computes probabilities corresponding to a given random
variable.
Objective: To Computes probabilities corresponding to a given random variable
 MEAN AND VARIANCE OF DISCRETE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION

II. Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is called the expected value of the discrete random variable.

A. Mean B. Variance
C. Standard deviation D. Random Variable
2. The expected value of a discrete random variable is _______ to the mean of
the random variable
A. Greater than B. Less than
C. Not equal D. Equal
Refer to this problem to answer problem number 3 and 4. A store that sells candy
records how many packs of candy they sell per customer. They use their records
to create a probability distribution concerning the packs of candy they sell per
computer.
No. of packs (X) 0 1 2 3 4
P(X) 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1
3. Illustrate the mean of the given problem above.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 3 D. 4
4. How many packs of candy per customer did the store sells?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
5. Which of the following notation below is equivalent to E(x)?
A. P(x) B.𝜎𝑋2 C. 𝜎𝑋 D. 𝜇𝑍
6. Which of the following formula is appropriate to use in finding the mean of a
discrete random variable?
A. 𝐸 (𝑥 ) = 𝜇𝑥 = ∑ 𝑥 ∗ 𝑝(𝑥) B. 𝐸(𝑥 ) = 𝜇𝑥 = ∑ 𝑥 + 𝑝(𝑥)
C. 𝐸 𝑥 = 𝜇𝑥 = 𝑥 ∗ 𝑝(𝑥)
( ) ∑ 2
D. 𝐸 (𝑥 ) = 𝜇𝑥 = ∑ 𝑥 − 𝑝(𝑥)

Mrs. Mondia, a learning resource Specialist recorded a number of times that the
students borrow a research book from the library. She used her record to create
a probability distribution she needed in preparing for her project proposal. The
probability distribution is shown below.
No of times a book
1 2 3 4 5 6
borrowed (x)
Probability P(x) 0.1 0.13 0.14 0.3 0.18 0.15

7. What is the mean of the number of research books each student borrows in
a quarter?
A. 3.79 B. 4 C. 3 D. 3.80

8. Using the table below, what is the mean? x P(x)

A. 7.6 4 0.50
B. 7 8 0.25
C. 9.7 12 0.15
D. 11 16 0.05
20 0.05

9. Different distribution could have the same mean

A. False B. impossible C. True D. Never
10. Dismar repair cellphone for money on weekday mornings. She has compiled
the following probability distribution of the number of customers she is likely to
get each day. Find the mean.
No of customer 10 15 20 25 30
Probability 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.3
A. 22 B. 23 C. 24 D. 25

11. Calculate the mean of the probability distribution below

x 5 6 7 8
P(x) 0.30 0.10 0.50 0.10
A. 6.4 B. 3.5 C. 1.5 D. 7

12. Car Company made a research and constructed the following probability
distribution for the number of tires that were defective on five-year-old car.
Find the mean
X 0 1 2 3 4 5
P(X) 0.26 0.24 0.18 0.16 0.10 0.04

A. 1 B. 1.68 C. 2 D. 2.68
13. The ______________________is the sum of the products of possible outcomes
of x and its percent probability of occurrence
A. mean of random variable x
B. variance of random variable x
C. probability distribution
D. random variable
14. The 𝜇𝑥 of the discrete random variable x is called the EXPECTED VALUE of X It
is denoted by ________
A. f(x) B. g(x) C. E(x) D. P(x)
15. The mean of random variable x is the sum of the products of possible
outcomes of x and it’s percent probability of
A. Distribution B. Occurrence
C. Expected time D. Discrete
16. What is the expected value of the given probability distribution?
𝑥 3 4 5 6 7
𝑃(𝑥) 0.10 0.15 0.30 0.23 0.22

A. 5.32 B. 5. 38 C. 5.48 D. 5.62

17. It is considered as a measure of the central location of a random variable.
A. Probability Distribution B. Standard Deviation
C. Mean Value D. Variance

18. The number of messages sent per hour over a computer network has the
following distribution: Find the mean
X= no of messages 10 11 12 13 14 15
P(x) 0.08 0.15 0.30 0.20 0.20 0.07

A. 12.5 B. 11.45
C. 8.65 D. Cannot be determine
19. Over the long run, which of the following will equal the expected value of a
probability distribution?
A. Mean B. Mode C. Median D. Variance
20. Find the expected value of the given probability distribution.
x 5 6 7 8
P(x) 0.05 0.20 0.30 0.45

A. 5.15 B. 6.15 C. 7.15 D. 8.15

21. The formula we use in finding the variance of a discrete random
variable is?

A. 𝜎 2 = ∑[(𝑥 − 𝜇 )2 𝑃(𝑥)]; for all possible values of x

B. 𝜎 2 = ∑[(𝑥 − 𝜇 )∗ 𝑃(𝑥)]; for all possible values of x
C. 𝜎 2 = ∑[(𝑥 − 𝜇 )2 + 𝑃(𝑥)]; for all possible values of x
D. 𝜎 2 = ∑[(𝑥 − 𝜇 )2 − 𝑃(𝑥)]; for all possible values of x

22. Using the table below find variance

𝑥 𝑃(𝑥) 𝑥𝑃(𝑥) 𝑥−𝜇 (𝑥 − 𝜇 ) 2 (𝑥 − 𝜇 )2 𝑃(𝑥)
1 0.14 0.14 -2.22 4.9284 0.689976
2 0.15 0.3 2 4 0.6
3 0.33 0.99 3 9 2.97
4 0.18 0.72 4 16 2.88
5 0.13 0.65 5 25 3.25
6 0.07 0.42 6 36 2.52
∑[𝑥𝑃(𝑥)]
= 3.22

A. 12.909976 B. 11.909976
C. 53.6967 D. 305.6694

23. To get 𝑥𝑃(𝑥) we ____________________________.

A. Multiply random variable x and its probabilities

B. Add random variable x and its probabilities
C. Subtract random variable x and its probabilities
D. Multiply x and its value

24. The variance of a discrete random variable x is denoted by ________

A. 𝜎𝑥2 B. 𝜌 2 C. 𝜋 2 D. 𝜗 2

25. The standard deviation of x is denoted by 𝝈𝒙 which is the square root

of the ___________
A. Mean B. Variance
C. Median D. Mode

26. A small value of standard deviation (or variance) simply implies that the
dispersion of the random variable is _________________around the mean.

A. narrowly concentrated B. Broadly concentrated

C. equally distributed D. cannot be determined

27. If the variance of probability distribution is 12. 91, then the standard
deviation is equal to _________
A. 3.593 B. 6 C. 166.41 D. 25.82
 Refer to this figure to answer number 8 – 10.
The table below show the probability distribution of number of face mask
sold per day.
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
P(x) 0.16 0.07 0.1 0.09 0.1 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.1 0.17
x•P(x) 0.16 0.14 0.3 0.36 0.5 0.42 0.56 0.56 0.9 1.7
x-µ -4.6 -3.6 -2.6 -1.6 -0.6 0.4 1.4 2.4 3.4 4.4
(x-µ) 2 21.16 12.96 6.76 2.56 0.36 0.16 1.96 5.76 11.56 19.36
(x-µ)2 •P(x) 3.39 0.91 0.68 0.23 0.04 0.01 0.16 0.40 1.16 3.29

28. What is ∑ 𝑥𝑃(𝑥 ) =?

A. 5.6 B. 6.5 C. 7 D. 8
29. What is 𝜎 = ∑[(𝑥 − 𝜇 ) 𝑃(𝑥 )]
2 2

A. 5.9 B. 8.6 C. 10.25 D. 11.35

30. If the standard deviation of the variance of problem number 9 is 3.20156,
then how do we get the value of standard deviation given the value of
variance?
A. √𝜎 2 B. √𝜎 C. 𝜇𝑃(𝑥 ) D. 𝜎

III. Read, analyze the solve. Show your complete solutions.

A bakeshop owner determines the number of boxes of pandesal that are

delivered each day.

Number of Boxes Probability

(X) P(X)
35 0.10
36 0.20

37 0.30

38 0.30

39 0.10

Guide Questions:

1. Find the mean, variance and standard deviation. Show your complete
solutions.

2. If the manager stated that 35 boxes of pandesal were delivered in one

day, do you think that this is a believable claim? Explain your answer in 2
to 3 sentences.

Specific Week: Quarter 1 - Week 2

Target Competencies: Illustrates the variance of a discrete random variable.
Calculates the variance of a discrete random variable
Objective: To illustrates the variance of a discrete random variable.
To Calculates the variance of a discrete random variable