Given below is the distribution of a random variable $X$ $\begin{array}{ccccc}\mathbf{X}=\mathbf{x} & 1 & 2…

Given below is the distribution of a random variable $X$ $\begin{array}{ccccc}\mathbf{X}=\mathbf{x} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ \mathbf{P}(\mathbf{X}=\mathbf{x}) & \lambda & 2 \lambda & 3 \lambda & 4 \lambda\end{array}$ If $\alpha=\mathrm{P}(X < 3)$ and $\beta=\mathrm{P}(X>2)$, then $\alpha: \beta=$
  1. 2 : 5
  2. 3 : 4
  3. 4 : 5
  4. 3 : 7

Solution

For a distribution of random variable $x$, $ \begin{aligned} & \alpha=P\left(X^6 < 3\right)=P\left(X^6=1\right)+P\left(X^6=2\right)=\lambda+2 \lambda=3 \lambda \\ & \text { and } \beta=P\left(X^6>2\right)=P\left(X^6=3\right)+P\left(X^6=4\right) \\ & \quad=3 \lambda+4 \lambda=7 \lambda \\ & \therefore \quad \alpha: \beta=3: 7 \end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2017 (26 Apr Shift 1)

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