Pre-test: Read and answer each question.

Write your answer in capital letters before

the number.
1. Which of the following situations represents a random variable?
A. The career choices of randomly selected SHS students
B. The SHS program offered by randomly selected schools
C. The number of siblings of randomly selected SHS students
D. The highest educational attainment of parents of randomly selected SHS students
For numbers 2 and 3, refer to the following numbered statements.
I. The average age of a class of SHS students
II. The number of printing errors in an edition of a book
III. The combined monthly salary of parents of SHS students
IV. The number of viewers for a particular showing of a television soap
2. Which of these are discrete random variables?
A. I and II C. I and III
B. III and IV D. II and IV
3. Which of these are continuous random variables?
A. I and II C. I and III
B. III and IV D. II and IV
For numbers 4 to 8, refer to the following situation.

Two dice are thrown. Let 𝑋 represent the sum of the numbers shown when the dice
come to rest.

4. How many sample space will there be for the random variable, ?
A. 6 C. 11
B. 9 D. 12
5. Which of the following is NOT a possible outcome of the random variable, ?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
6. What is the probability of getting a sum of 7?
1 1
A. C.
6 12
1 1
B. D.
9 18
7. Find the probability of getting a sum of 11.
1 1
A. C.
6 12
1 1
B. D.
9 18
8. Compute the probability of getting a sum of 5.
1 1
A. C.
9 18
1 1
B. D.
12 36
For numbers 9 to 15, refer to the given experiment below.
Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Let 𝑋 represent the number of tails that appear when
the coins come to rest.

9. How many outcomes are possible for the random variable, X?

A. 2 C. 4
B. 3 D. 8
10. What is the probability that 2 tails will appear?
A. 0 C. 0.375
B. 0.125 D. 1
11. Compute the probability that 1 tail will appear.
A. 0 C. 0.375
B. 0.125 D. 1
12. Determine the probability that no tail will appear.
A. 0 C. 0.375
B. 0.125 D. 1
13. What is the probability that 3 tails will appear.
A. 0 c. 0.375
B. 0.125 d. 1
14. Which of the following represents the probability distribution of the random variable?
15. Which of the following graphs represents the probability distribution of the random
variable?
 POST-TEST
Read and answer each question. Write your answer in capital letters before the
number.
1. Which of the following situations represents a random variable?
A. The color of uniforms of a randomly selected basketball team
B. The number of athletes per team who participated in the CARAA
C. The winning teams in the different games in the CARAA
D. The names of the technical working committees for the CARAA
For numbers 2 and 3, refer to the following numbered statements.
I. The scores in a 20-item test of randomly selected SHS students
II. The quarterly average grade of randomly selected SHS students
III. The number of school clubs joined by randomly selected SHS students
IV. The time spent by randomly selected SHS students in accomplishing the test
2. Which of these are discrete random variables?
A. I and II C. I and III
B. III and IV D. II and IV
3. Which of these are continuous random variables?
A. I and II C. I and III
B. III and IV D. II and IV
For numbers 4 to 10, refer to the following situation.
4. How many sample space will there be for the random variable, ?
A. 3 C. 6
B. 5 D. 12
5. Which of the following is NOT a sample space of the random variable?
A. 4 C. 6
B. 5 D. 7
6. What is the probability of getting a sum of 6?
1 1
A. C.
3 9
1 1
B. D.
4 36
7. Find the probability of getting a sum of 3.
1 1
A. C.
3 9
 1 1
B. D.
4 36
8. Compute the probability of getting a sum of 5.
1 1
A. C.
3 9
1 1
B. D.
4 36
9. Which of the following represents the probability distribution of the random variable?

10. Which of the following graphs represents the probability distribution of the random
variable?

For numbers 11 to 15, refer to the given experiment below.

11. How many outcomes are possible for the random variable, ?
A. 0 C. 2
B. 1 D. 3
12. What is the probability that 2 tails will appear?
A. 0 C. 0.5
B. 0.25 D. 1
13. Compute the probability that 1 tail will appear.
A. 0 C. 0.5
B. 0.25 D. 1
14. Determine the probability that no tail will appear.
 A. 0 C. 0.5
B. 0.25 D. 1
15. Which of the following represents the probability distribution of the random variable?