In a popular shopping Centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is found to be

uniformly distributed between 1 and 5 minutes.

1. What is the probability of waiting between 2 and 3 minutes to use the ATM?
a. 0.25 b. 0.50 c. 0.75 d. 0.20 e. 0.40
2. What is the probability of waiting between 2 and 4 minutes to use the ATM?
a. 0.25 b. 0.50 c. 0.75 d. 0.20 e. 0.40
3. What is the probability of waiting between 2 and 5 minutes to use the ATM?
a. 0.25 b. 0.50 c. 0.75 d. 0.20 e. 0.40

The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a large
hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 3 hours.

4- What is the probability that a patient will have to wait between 50 minutes and 2 hours
to see a doctor?
a. 0.500 b. 0.286 c. 0.643 d. 0.786 e. 0.714

5- What is the probability that a patient will have to wait between 50 minutes and 1.5
hours to see a doctor?
a. 0.500 b. 0.286 c. 0.643 d. 0.786 e. 0.714

6- What is the probability that a patient will have to wait between 30 minutes and 2 hours
to see a doctor?
a. 0.500 b. 0.286 c. 0.643 d. 0.786 e. 0.714

7- What is the probability that a patient will have to wait between 40 minutes and 2.5
hours to see a doctor?
a. 0.500 b. 0.286 c. 0.643 d. 0.786 e. 0.714

8- A train arrives at a station every 20 minutes. What is the probability that a person
arriving at the station will have to wait less than half an hour for the next train?
a. 0.524 b. 0.237 c. 0.500 d. 1.000 e. 0.872

9- In a small town the town hall clock strikes every half an hour. If you wake up at
random during the middle of the night, what is the probability that you will have to wait
less than 5 minutes before hearing the clock strike again?
a. 0.500 b. 0.167 c. 0.833 d. 0.457 e. 0.138

10- It is known that the amount of apple juice found in 500ml bottle is uniformly
distributed between 495ml and 510ml. What is the probability that a randomly
selected bottle of apple juice contains more than 500ml of juice?
a. 0.333 b. 0.667 c. 0.500 d. 0.000 e. 1.000

11- The mass of a 1000g container of yoghurt is equally likely to take on any value in the
interval (995g,1010g). The container will not contain less than 995g or more than 1010g
of yoghurt. What is the probability that a randomly chosen container of yoghurt has a
mass of less than 1000g?
a. 0.333 b. 0.667 c. 0.500 d. 0.000 e. 1.000

An investor knows that his portfolio is equally likely to yield an annual return anywhere
in the interval [5%, 35%].
12- What is the probability that he will earn more than 13.5% in the forthcoming year?
a. 0.72 b. 0.50 c. 0.42 d. 0.17 e. 0.83

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 13- What is the probability that he will earn more than 20% in the forthcoming year?
a. 0.72 b. 0.50 c. 0.42 d. 0.17 e. 0.83

14- What is the probability that he will earn more than 22.5% in the forthcoming year?
a. 0.72 b. 0.50 c. 0.42 d. 0.17 e. 0.83

15- What is the probability that he will earn more than 30% in the forthcoming year?
a. 0.72 b. 0.50 c. 0.42 d. 0.17 e. 0.83

16- What is the probability that he will earn more than 10% in the forthcoming year?
a. 0.72 b. 0.50 c. 0.42 d. 0.17 e. 0.83

17- The distance between Cape Town and Hermanus is 120km. You are travelling
towards Hermanus (from Cape Town) and you have been dropped off at some point
along the highway between Cape Town and Hermanus. The only information known
to you is that you have passed the half-way mark to Hermanus. What is the
probability that you still have more than 30km to travel?

a. 0.625 b. 0.375 c. 0.750 d. 0.666 e. 0.500

18- Everyday you make the trip from your home to work by car. The travel time to work
from home is equally likely to be anywhere between 10 minutes and 25 minutes, but is
never less than 10 minutes or more than 25 minutes. What is the probability that on a
randomly selected day it takes you more than 20 minutes to travel to work from
home?

a. 1.000 b. 0.333 c. 0.500 d. 0.667 e. 0.000

19- Everyday you make the trip from your home to work by car. The travel time to work
from home is equally likely to be anywhere between 10 minutes and 25 minutes, but is
never less than 10 minutes or more than 25 minutes. What is the probability that on a
randomly selected day it takes you more than 15 minutes to travel to work from
home?

a. 1.000 b. 0.333 c. 0.500 d. 0.667 e. 0.000

20- The temperature in your office at work is regulated by a thermostat and is equally
likely to be between 17 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius, but is never more
than 23 or less than 17 degrees. What is the probability that at a randomly selected
point in time, the temperature in your office is more than 21 degrees?

a. 0.333 b. 0.500 c. 0.667 d. 0.015 e. 0.833

21- The temperature in your office at work is regulated by a thermostat and is equally
likely to be between 17 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius, but is never more
than 23 or less than 17 degrees. What is the probability that at a randomly selected
point in time, the temperature in your office is more than 18 degrees?

a. 0.333 b. 0.500 c. 0.667 d. 0.015 e. 0.833

22- The temperature in your office at work is regulated by a thermostat and is equally
likely to be between 17 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius, but is never more

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 than 23 or less than 17 degrees. What is the probability that at a randomly selected
point in time, the temperature in your office is less than 21 degrees?

a. 0.333 b. 0.500 c. 0.667 d. 0.015 e. 0.833

23- The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a large
hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 3 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?

a. 110 minutes b. 80 minutes c. 95 minutes d. 60 minutes e. 100 minutes

24- The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a large
hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 2 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?

a. 110 minutes b. 80 minutes c. 95 minutes d. 60 minutes e. 100 minutes

25. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a large
hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 2.5 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?

a. 110 minutes b. 80 minutes c. 95 minutes d. 60 minutes e. 100 minutes

26. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a large
hospital is uniformly distributed between 30 minutes and 1.5 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?

a. 110 minutes b. 80 minutes c. 95 minutes d. 60 minutes e. 100 minutes

27. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room of a large
hospital is uniformly distributed between 50 minutes and 2.5 hours. What is the
expected waiting time for patients to see a doctor?

a. 110 minutes b. 80 minutes c. 95 minutes d. 60 minutes e. 100 minutes

28. In a popular shopping Centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is found to
be uniformly distributed between 1 and 5 minutes. What is the expected waiting time
(in minutes) for the ATM to be free to use?

a. 2 minutes b. 5 minutes c. 3 minutes d. 4 minutes e. 0.25 minutes

29. In a popular shopping Centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is found to
be uniformly distributed between 1 and 9 minutes. What is the expected waiting time
(in minutes) for the ATM to be free to use?

a. 2 minutes b. 5 minutes c. 3 minutes d. 4 minutes e. 0.25 minutes

30. In a popular shopping Centre, the waiting time for an ABSA ATM machine is found to
be uniformly distributed between 1 and 7 minutes. What is the expected waiting time
(in minutes) for the ATM to be free to use?

a. 2 minutes b. 5 minutes c. 3 minutes d. 4 minutes e. 0.25 minutes

31. If the continuous random variable X is uniformly distributed over the interval [15,20]
then the mean of X is:

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 a. 17.5 b. 15 c. 25 d. 35 e. none of the above
32. If X ~ U(12, 18), what is the standard deviation of X?
a. 1.73 b. 1.15 c. 1.44 d. 2.02 e. 0.87
33. If X ~ U(15, 19), what is the standard deviation of X?
a. 1.73 b. 1.15 c. 1.44 d. 2.02 e. 0.87
34. If X ~ U(11, 16), what is the standard deviation of X?
a. 1.73 b. 1.15 c. 1.44 d. 2.02 e. 0.87
35. If X ~ U(13, 20), what is the standard deviation of X?
a. 1.73 b. 1.15 c. 1.44 d. 2.02 e. 0.87
36. If X ~ U(14, 17), what is the standard deviation of X?
a. 1.73 b. 1.15 c. 1.44 d. 2.02 e. 0.87
37. If X ~ U(15, 19), what is the variance of X?
a. 3.00 b. 1.33 c. 2.08 d. 4.08 e. 0.75
37. If X ~ U(11, 16), what is the variance of X?
a. 3.00 b. 1.33 c. 2.08 d. 4.08 e. 0.75
38. If X ~ U(13, 20), what is the variance of X?
a. 3.00 b. 1.33 c. 2.08 d. 4.08 e. 0.75
39. If X ~ U(14, 17), what is the variance of X?
a. 3.00 b. 1.33 c. 2.08 d. 4.08 e. 0.75
40. The length of time it takes to wait in the queue on registration day at a certain
university is uniformly distributed between 10 minutes and 2 hours. What is the
variance of the waiting time?
a. 1008 minutes2 b. 31.8 minutes c. 65 minutes2 d. 100 minutes e. 25 minutes
41. The length of time it takes to wait in the queue on registration day at a certain
university is uniformly distributed between 10 minutes and 2 hours. What is the
standard deviation of the waiting time?
a. 1008 minutes2 b. 31.8 minutes c. 65 minutes2 d. 100 minutes2 e. 25 minutes
42. The mass of a 1000g container of yoghurt is equally likely to take on any value in the
interval (995g,1010g). The container will not contain less than 995g or more than
1010g of yoghurt. What is the expected mass of the yoghurt container?
a. 1000g b. 1002.5g c. 1010g d. 995g e. 1005g
43. The mass of a 1000g container of yoghurt is equally likely to take on any value in the
interval (995g,1010g). The container will not contain less than 995g or more than
1010g of yoghurt. What is the standard deviation of the mass of the yoghurt
container?
a. 18.75g b. 21.46g c. 2.15g d. 4.33g e. 3.43g

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