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MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE 8 (I) · Q16

Q.A die is thrown 100 times. If getting an even number is considered a success, then the standard deviation of the number of successes is (A) 50\sqrt{50} (B) 55 (C) 2525 (D) 1010

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A die thrown 100 times with 'even number' as success gives p=12p=\dfrac12, q=12q=\dfrac12, n=100n=100.

Var(X)=npq=100×12×12=25\text{Var}(X)=npq=100\times\dfrac12\times\dfrac12=25, so SD(X)=25=5SD(X)=\sqrt{25}=5.

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Option (B), SD(X)=5SD(X)=5.

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