DISCRETE

PROBABILITY
DISTRIBUTION
 OBJECTIVES
1. Illustrates a probability distribution for a discrete
random variable and its properties.
2. Computes probabilities corresponding to a given
random variable.
3. Value the importance of the concepts learned in
discrete probability distribution and apply it in real-life
situation.
 THINK-PAIR-SHARE
A small remedial class contains 8 boys
and 5 girls. If three students were selected
at random one after the other, determine
the values of random variable B
representing the number of boys.
 THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Guide Questions:
1. What are the outcomes (sample space) of the given
problem?
2. Complete the table below.
3. What are the values of the random variable B?
4. How many 3 boys occur in the given event?
5. How many 2 boys occur in the given event?
FOR NUMBER 2
Outcomes Number of Boys Probability
(Value of B) P(B)
FOR NUMBER
Number of Boys
2 Values of Frequency
Outcomes Probability
(Value of B) Random Variable
B P(B)
BBB 3
1 1/8
BBG 2 0
BGB 2 1 3 3/8
BGG 1
GGB 1 2 3 3/8
GBG 1
GBB 2 3 1 1/8
GGG 0
Total 8 1
 PROPERTIES OF DISCRETE
PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
1. The probability of each value of the
random variable must be between or equal
to 0 and 1. In symbol 0 < P(X) < 1.
2. The sum of all the probabilities of all
values of the random variable must be equal
to 1. In symbol, we write it as 𝚺P(X) = 1.
 TO COMPUTE FOR THE PROBABILITY OF
CORRESPONDING GIVEN RANDOM
VARIABLES:
1. List the sample space in the given experiment.
2. Construct a table showing the number of each
outcome
3. Illustrate a probability distribution.
4. Get the sum of the probabilities of all values of
the random variable.
 NUMBER OF CELLPHONE
SOLD
Direction: The number of cellphones sold per day at Gadgets
Zone has the following probability distribution:
Find: NUMBER OF CELLPHONES PROBABILITY
1.P(X≥ 2) SOLD (X) P(X)
2. P (1≤ x ≤ 4) 0 0.15
1 0.10
3. P (x≤ 3) 2 0.25
4.P(2) + P (4) 3 0.30
4 0.20
5. P (x≤ 1)
 ASSESSMENT
1. What is the sum of the probabilities of all
values of the random variable? (Remembering)
A. Σ 𝑃(𝑋)) = 0
B. Σ 𝑃(𝑋)) = 1/10
C. Σ 𝑃(𝑋)) = 1
D. Σ 𝑃(𝑋)) = 10
 ASSESSMENT
2. Given the probability distribution below, find the probability
that X assumes a value greater than 4. (Applying)

X 2 4 6 8
P(x) 0.25 0.30 0.15 0.30
A. 0.75
B. 0.45
C. 0.55
D. 1
 ASSESSMENT
3. Which of the following distribution is a
probability distribution? (Understanding)
 ASSESSMENT
4. The probabilities that a customer buys 3, 6, 9,
12, and 15 items in a sari-sari store are 0.04, 0.16,
0.42, 0.28, and 0.10 respectively. Which probability
distribution represents the given problem?
(Analyzing)
 ASSESSMENT
5. The daily sales of a particular brand of watch
have the probability distribution as follows.
Find P(x<3). (Evaluating) Number of Number of
Days (X) Watch
A. 0.40 1 0.17
B. 0.35 2 0.23
3 0.25
C. 0.65
4 0.28
D. 0.75
5 0.07
ANSWER KEY
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. A