PS.P.2.f
Calculate the mean and standard deviation for binomial distributions.
Example Problems
A fair coin is tossed 12 times. Let be the number of tosses that land heads.
Write an expression that can be used to find .
Write an expression that can be used to find .
A fair six-sided die is rolled 12 times. Let represent the number of rolls that show a .
Write an expression that can be used to find .
Write an expression that can be used to find .
An animal‑shelter manager tracks daily adoptions.
Let = the number of animals adopted in one day.
Find the mean of .
Let = the number of animals adopted in one day.
| A = # adopted | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probability | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
Find the mean of .

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