AP Probability and Statistics

A computer chip company rejects 2% of the chips produced because they fail presale testing. What is the probability that the fifth chip you test is the first bad one you find?

• 0.08

• 0.02

• 0.00

• 5(0.02) = 0.10

A box has 3 lime, 5 grape, and 2 orange popsicles.

P(NOT lime) =

• 7/10

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 4/10

What is the complement of choosing a red marble if there are 8 red marbles in a jar of 15?

• P' = 3/15

• P' = 7/15

• P' = 8/15

• P' = 15/8

The distances male long jumpers for State College jump are approximately normal with a mean of 263 inches and a standard deviation of 14 inches.  
What is the probability the next male long jumper from State College jumps longer than 270 inches?

• 0.1888

• 0.3085

• 0.8035

• 0.3585

The distances male long jumpers for State College jump are approximately normal with a mean of 263 inches and a standard deviation of 14 inches.  
How far did a male long jumper for State College jump if his jump was 1.68 standard deviations below the mean?

• 236.96 inches

• 239.48 inches

• 286.52 inches

• 289.04 inches

The distances male long jumpers for State College jump are approximately normal with a mean of 263 inches and a standard deviation of 14 inches.  
What is the standardized score of a male jumper from State College who jumped 280 inches?

• -1.21

• -1

• 1

• 1.21

The distances male long jumpers for State College jump are approximately normal with a mean of 263 inches and a standard deviation of 14 inches.  
Suppose a male long jumper's jump ranked in the 50th percentile.  How far did he jump?

• 0.50 inch

• 14 inches

• 50 inches

• 263 inches

The distances male long jumpers for State College jump are approximately normal with a mean of 263 inches and a standard deviation of 14 inches.
Suppose a male long jumper's jump ranked in the 75th percentile. How long was his jump?

• 0.67 inch

• 263 inches

• 272.44 inches

• 277.25 inches

The distances male long jumpers for State College jump are approximately normal with a mean of 263 inches and a standard deviation of 14 inches.  
If a male long jumper from State College jumps 265 inches, what percentile does he fall in?

• 56th

• 57th

• 67th

• 79th

The distances male long jumpers for State College jump are approximately normal with a mean of 263 inches and a standard deviation of 14 inches. 
If a male long jumper from State College jumps 270 inches, what percent of male long jumpers jumped further than him?

• 31%

• 39%

• 69%

• 70%