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A variable, X, can equal 100, 101, 102,  or x (an integer). This copywritten question is part of a quiz or exam at Arizona State.  It may not be posted to Chegg or to any other website or reproduced without the permission of the author, Dr. L. Chattin, and Arizona State University   If the mean of X is [m] and each value of X is equally likely, determine x.

Cans of beans are independent and the probability that a can is underweight is 0.08.  If [n] cans are weighed sequentially, what is the probability that exactly [x] of them are underweight? This copywritten question is part of a quiz or exam at Arizona State.  It may not be posted to Chegg or to any other website or reproduced without the permission of the author, Dr. L. Chattin, and Arizona State University  Express your answer to four decimal places using conventional rounding methods. 

The mm off-center of a certain tool has the pdf f(x) = 1.5×2 for -1 mm < x < 1 mm.    This copywritten question is part of a quiz or exam at Arizona State.  It may not be posted to Chegg.com or any other website or reproduced without the permission of the author, Dr. L. Chattin, and Arizona State University.  P(X < -[a] mm) = _________.   Express your answer to three decimal places.

Cardboard boxes either pass or fail inspection.  These boxes are independent and each has a probability of failing inspection equal to 0.064.  This copywritten question is part of a quiz or exam at Arizona State.  It may not be posted to Chegg.com or to any other website or reproduced without the permission of the author, Dr. L. Chattin, and Arizona State University. Fifty-five of these boxes are tested.  What is the probability that fewer than seven of the boxes fail inspection?  Enter your answer to four decimal places. 

Ma sœur, c’est la [1] de ma grand-mère.

Fill in the blanks: It is better to be a human being __________ than a pig ___________.” 

The SPTA is in a school setting and observing a 10 year-old boy move from the floor to standing.  To accomplish this the boy has to push on his legs with his hands in order to attain an upright position.  This type of finding is MOST commonly associated with

The current measurements in a piece of wire have a normal distribution with E(X) = 10 milliamperes  and a standard deviation of 2 milliamperes.  This copywritten question is part of a quiz or exam at Arizona State.  It may not be posted to Chegg or any other website or reproduced without the permission of the author, Dr. L. Chattin, and Arizona State University. What is the probability that a current measurement is equal to 10 milliamperes?  

The area under the pdf of a standard normal random variable from negative infinity to 0 is ________________. Express your answer to as many decimal places as is necessary. This copywritten question is part of a quiz or exam at Arizona State.  It may not be posted to Chegg.com or any other website or reproduced without the permission of the author, Dr. L. Chattin, and Arizona State University. .   

Bonus Question: When there is axon damage in a peripheral nerve injury what happens to the distal end of the axon?  Provide the specific name of the process.