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Two coins are tossed. Let T be the number of tails that occurs. Determine the values of the random variable T. Three coins are tossed. Let T be the number of tails that occurs. Determine the values of the random variable T. A meeting of consuls was attended by 4 Americans, and 2 Germans. If three consuls were selected randomly one after the other, determine the values of the random variable G representing the number of Germans. A coin is flipped four times. Let T be the number of tails that come out. Determine the values of the random variable T. Two balanced dice are rolled. Let S be the random variable denoting the sum of the number of dots that will appear. Determine the values of the random variable S. Let X be the number of boys in a family of four children. Determine the values of the random variable X. A box contains 4 green and 2 blue dice. Three dice are chosen one after the other. Determine the value of the random variable G representing the number green dice

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1)

When two coins are tossed, the sample space S is,

S=\{HH,HT,TH,TT\}

Where, T is the event that a tail occurs and H is the event that a head occurs.

Let the random variable T denote the number of tails. From the sample space above, the random variable T may take on the values 0,1,2. Therefore, t=0,1,2


2)

For each toss, the outcome belongs to one of the following: \{H, T\}

where H is heads and T is tails.

We want to count the total number of tails obtained from those 3 tosses. 

Observe that any one of the following cases may happen:

  1. \{TTT\} - All the three outcomes are 'Tail'. Hence, T = 3 in this case.
  2. \{TTH\} - Any 2 of the 3 outcomes are 'Tail' and the remaining one is a 'Head' Hence, T = 2 in this case.
  3. \{THH\} - Any 1 of the 3 outcomes are 'Tail' and the remaining two are 'Head' Hence, T = 1 in this case.
  4. \{HHH\} - All the three outcomes are 'Head'. So the number of tails is 0. Hence, T = 0 in this case.

Note that, the 4 cases listed above explores all possible outcomes. Hence, the random variable T takes any one value from {0, 1, 2, 3}. That is, t=0,1,2,3


3)

Let the random variable A be the event that we select an American and G be the event that a German is selected.

The sample space when 3 consuls are randomly selected is,

S=\{AAA,AAG,AGA,AGG,GAA,GAG,GGA,GGG\}

From the sample points in the sample space above, the number of Germans selected vary from 0,1,2,3.

However, the sample point \{GGG\} consisting of three Germans is not possible because we only have 2 Germans.

Therefore, the random variable G may take on the values 0,1,2. That is, g=0,1,2


4)

For each toss, the outcome belongs to one of the following:\{H, T\}

where H is heads and T is tails.

We want to count the total number of tails obtained from those 4 tosses. 

Observe that any one of the following cases may happen:

  1. \{TTTT\} - All the four outcomes are 'Tail'. Hence, T = 4 in this case.
  2. e.g. \{TTTH\} - Any 3 of the 4 outcomes are 'Tail' and the remaining one is a 'Head' Hence, T = 3 in this case.
  3. e.g. \{TTHH\} - Any 2 of the 4 outcomes are 'Tail' and the remaining two are 'Head' Hence, T = 2 in this case.
  4. e.g. \{THHH\} - Any 1 of the 4 outcomes are 'Tail' and the remaining three are 'Head' Hence, T = 1 in this case.
  5. \{HHHH\} - All the four outcomes are 'Head'. So the number of tails is 0. Hence, T = 0 in this case.

Note that, the 5 cases listed above explores all possible outcomes. Hence, the random variable T  takes any one value from {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}. That is t=\{0,1,2,3,4\}


5)

For each rolled dice, the outcome belongs to one of the following: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

Thus we can define the following sample space for a two balanced dice:

(1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1.4) (1,5) (1,6)

(2,1) (2,2) (2,3) (2,4) (2,5) (2,6)

(3,1) (3,2) (3,3) (3,4) (3,5) (3,6)

(4,1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6)

(5,1) (5,2) (5,3) (5,4) (5,5) (5,6)

(6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6)

Therefore the sum of the number of dots that will appear S takes any one value from {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}


6)

Let X be the number of boys in a family of four children:

Observe that any one of the following cases may happen:

  1. \{BBBB\} - All the four outcomes are 'Boy'. Hence, X = 4  in this case.
  2. e.g. \{BBBG\} - Any 3 of the 4 outcomes are 'Boy' and the remaining one is a 'Girl' Hence, X = 3 in this case.
  3. e.g. \{BBGG\} - Any 2 of the 4 outcomes are 'Boy' and the remaining two are 'Girl' Hence, X = 2 in this case.
  4. e.g. \{BGGG\} - Any 1 of the 4 outcomes are 'Boy' and the remaining three are 'Girl' Hence, X = 1  in this case.
  5. \{GGGG\} - All the four outcomes are 'Girl'. So the number of boys is 0. Hence, X = 0 in this case.

The 5 cases listed above explores all possible outcomes. Hence, the random variable X takes any one value from {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}.


7)

Let G and B be the events that green and blue dice are chosen at random. The sample space for choosing three dice is,

S=\{GGG,GGB,GBG,GBB,BGG,BGB,BBG,BBB\}

From the sample space above, sample points with,

i)

G=1 are,

GBB \\ BGB\\ BBG

ii)

G=2 are,

BGG\\ GBG\\ GGB

iii)

G=3 is,

GGG

iv)

The sample point, BBB is where, G=0.

Therefore, the random variable G may take on the values, 0,1,2,3.

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