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PRACTICE EXAMINATION NO. 6<br />

27. X is a normal random variable with mean zero and variance 1<br />

and Y is distributed<br />

2<br />

exponentially with mean <strong>1.</strong> X and Y are independent. Find the probability Pr Y > X 2 ( ).<br />

1 e<br />

A. B. C.<br />

e<br />

!<br />

28. ( 1 ) , X ( 2)<br />

, , X ( 400)<br />

1 1 2<br />

D. E.<br />

2!<br />

2<br />

2<br />

X … are order statistics from a continuous probability distribution with a<br />

finite mean, median m and variance ! 2 . Let ! be the cumulative distribution function of the<br />

Pr X ! m<br />

( )<br />

standard normal distribution. Which of the following is the best approximation of ( 220)<br />

using the Central Limit Theorem?<br />

& 20 #<br />

A. ! ( 0.<strong>05</strong>" ) B. 0.0049 C. 0.<strong>05</strong>32 D. 0.0256 E. ' $ !<br />

% ( "<br />

29. N is a Poisson random variable such that<br />

Pr( N ! 1)<br />

= 2 " Pr( N = 2).<br />

Find the variance of N.<br />

A. 0.512 B. <strong>1.</strong>121 C. <strong>1.</strong>618 D. 3.250 E. 5.000<br />

30. There are two bowls with play chips. The chips in the first bowl are numbered 1, 2, 3, …,<br />

10, while the chips in the second bowl are numbered 6, 7, 8, …, 25. One chip is chosen randomly<br />

from each bowl, and the numbers on the two chips so obtained are compared. What is the<br />

probability that the two numbers are equal?<br />

1 1 1 1 1<br />

A. B. C. D. E.<br />

2<br />

5<br />

10<br />

40 50<br />

ASM Study Manual for Course P/1 Actuarial Examination. © Copyright 2004-2007 by Krzysztof Ostaszewski - 257 -

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