SM025/2 Set 1

Unit Matematik
Kolej Matrikulasi Johor
Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia
SM025 Paper 1( Set 1)

Section A (45 marks)

Answer all question in this section

1. The following data shows the time, in hours, taken by a group of 20 travelers for a

journey.
Stem leaf
5 0
6 1 4 7 7 9
7 2 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 8
8 0 3 4 5

Key: 6|8 represents 6.8 hours.

(a) Find the median and the quartiles. [3 marks]
(b) Construct a boxplot for the data and identify possible outlier if it exists. Hence,
discuss the distribution. [4 marks]

2. (a) How many arrangements can be made by using all letters of the word
OMNIVOROUS? [2 marks]
(b) If two letters from the word OMNIVOROUS are used, find the number of
possible arrangements. [3 marks]
(c) How many different ways of arranging all the letters of the word VIRUS
Which begin with the letter I or U? [2 marks]

3 A tuition center offers two subjects, namely Mathematics and Accounting at

Pre-university level. A group of students are taking tuition in either Mathematics
2
or Accounting. It is known that of this group of students are boys. The probability
5
5
that a boy of this group is taking tuition in Mathematics is and the probability that a
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girl of this group is taking tuition in Accounting is .
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(a) Construct a tree diagram to illustrate all possible outcomes for the events.
[2 marks]
(b) A student is chosen at random from this group of students. Find the probability
that the student
(i) is a boy taking tuition in Mathematics. [2 marks]

(ii) is taking tuition in Accounting. [2 marks]

(iii) who is taking tuition in mathematics is a girl. [3 marks]

4 The probability distribution function of a random variable X is

4  1 x
 C x   , x  2,3,4
  3
P( X  x)   k , x  5 , where k is a constant.
 0 , otherwise



(a) Determine the value of k and construct the probability distribution table
for random variable X. [ 3 marks]
(b) Deduce the value of P (1  X  4) . [2 marks]
(c) Calculate E ( X ) , Var ( X ) and Var (5 X  10) . [7 marks]

5. At a private hospital, the number of patients visiting the hospital has a Poison
distribution with a mean of 7.5 patients in an hour.
(a) Find the probability that
(i) exactly 9 patients will visit the private hospital in an hour
[2 marks]
(ii) 5 to 14 patients will visit the private hospital in an hour
[2 marks]

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(iii) more than 3 patients will visit the private hospital during a
20-minute interval. [ 3 marks]

(b) If Y is the number of patients visiting the private hospital between 1 p.m. and 5
p.m., calculate P(29  Y  32) .
[3 marks]

Section B (25 marks)

Answer all questions in this section
1. The continuous random variable X is defined as

1  ax, 0 x3

P( X  x)   1
b  x, 3 x 5
 4
where a and b are constants.

(a) Determine the values of a and b. [ 3 marks]

(b) Based on the values of a and b, find the cumulative distribution
function of X . Hence, calculate P( X  2) [ 4 marks]
(c) Find the probability density function of X. [ 3 marks]
(d) Find the mean and standard deviation of X. [ 5 marks]

2. The marks in a Mathematics test are normally distributed with mean 40 and standard
deviation 10.

(a) If the passing mark is 30, find the probability that a randomly selected student
passed the test.
[ 3 marks]

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(b) If 3000 students took the test, find the number of students who obtained grade A
which requires at least 65 marks. [ 3 marks]
(c) If 85 % of the students passed the test, find the passing mark. [ 4 marks]

Suggested Answer Set 1

Section A
1. (a) Median = 7.5, Q1 = 6.8, Q3 = 7.7 (b) Skewed to the left / negatively skew
2. (a) 604800 (b) 47 (c) 48
1 1 3
3. (a) DIY (b) i. ii. iii.
6 3 4
14 22 218
4. (a) k  (b) (c) E ( X )  , Var ( X )  1.2745 , Var (5 X  10)  31.8778
81 27 81
5. (a) i 0.1144 (a)ii 0.8576 (a)iii 0.2424 (b) 0.2155

Section B
0, x0
1
 x, 0 x3
1 5 6 2
1. (a) a  , b (b) F ( x)   , P( X  2) 
6 4 1 x  1 , 3  x  5 3
4 4
1, x5


1 11
(c)
6 , 0 x3 (d) E ( X )  , S.D = 1.45
4

1
f ( x)   , 3 x 5
4
0, Otherwise



2. (a) 0.8413 (b) 19 students (c) 30 marks

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