DUMANGAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Senior High School

Grade 11 Curriculum
Activity Sheet in Statistics and Probability
March 22, 2023

DIRECTIONS: Read and understand each task and perform the indicated process or procedure. Use one whole piece of
intermediate paper. Write neatly your answers for Task 1 & show your organized solutions for
Task 2.
Task 1
1. Explain why arriving early at the venue for an appointment or an interview is better the arriving exactly on time.
2. According to the World Health Organization’s statistics in 2016, the average life span of a Filipino is 68.5 years.
Filipino men have a life span of 65.3 years while Filipino women live up to 72 years. How does your knowledge
on the life expectancy of Filipinos influence your decisions related to your lifestyle? Explain your answer.

Task 2
1. The number of cars sold per day at a local car dealership, along with its corresponding probabilities, is shown in
the succeeding table. Compute the variance and the standard deviation of the probability distribution.

Number of Cars Sold X Probability P( X)

1
0 10
2
1 10
3
2 10
2
3 10
2
4 10

2. When three coins are tossed, the probability distribution for the random variable X representing the number of
heads that occur is given below. Compute the variance and standard deviation of the probability distribution

Number of Heads X Probability P( X)

1
0 8
3
1 8
3
2 8
1
3 8
3. Use the alternative formula to solve for the variance and standard deviation for Task 2 #1 & #2.
RANDOLF A. DINEROS
Subject Teacher