SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Department of Mathematics
21MAB204T-Probability and Queueing Theory
Unit – III
Tutorial Sheet – 9
S.No. Questions
1 Let X1 , X 2 ,... X n , n = 10 be independent Poisson random variables with mean 1. Using CLT
find P{( X1 + X 2 + ... + X10 )  15}

2 Suppose X 1 , X 2 ,... X 10 are identically independent distributed random variables with common
mean 10 and variance 4. Using CLT find P ( S n  110) where Sn = X1 + X 2 + ... + X10

3 Let X1 , X 2 ,..., X n be independent Poisson variates with parameter  = 2 .

Let Sn = X1 + X 2 + ... + X n where n = 75. Find P(120  Sn  160) .

4 Let X1 , X 2 ,..., X n be independent identically distributed random variables with mean 2 and
1
2 = . Find P(192  Sn  210) where Sn = X1 + X 2 + ... + X100 .
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5 Suppose that orders at a restaurant are independent identically distributed random variables
with mean  = 8 and standard deviation  = 2 . Estimate P(( X1 + X 2 + ... + X100 )  840) .

6 In a particular circuit 20 resistors are connected in series. The mean and variance of the
resistance of each resistor is 5 and 0.2 respectively. Using CLT find the probability that the
total resistance of the circuit will exceed 98, assuming independence.

7 The lifetime of a certain electrical part is a random variable with mean 100 hrs. and standard
deviation 20 hrs. If 16 such parts are tested, using CLT find the probability that the sample
mean is a) less than 104 hrs. b) between 98 and 104 hrs.

8 A random sample of size 100 is taken from a population whose mean is 60 and variance is 400.
Using Central Limit Theorem, with what probability can we assert that the mean of the sample
will not differ from  = 60 by more than 4?

9 The burning time of a certain type of lamp is an exponential random variable with mean 30.
Using Central Limit Theorem find the probability that 144 of these lamps will provide a total
of (i) more than 4500 hrs of burning time. (ii) between 4500 and 4700 hrs of burning time.

10 The length of a continuous nylon filament that can be drawn without breaking is an exponential
random variable with mean 5000 feet. Using CLT find the approximate probability that the
average length of 100 filaments (i) lies between 4750 ft. and 5500 ft. (ii) is more than 4750 ft.