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9-2: Probability Distributions and Frequency Tables

In a recent competition, 50 archers shot 6 arrows each at a target. Three archers hit no bull's eyes; 5 hit one bull's eye; 7 hit two bull's eyes; 7 hit three bull's eyes; 11 hit four bull's eyes; 10 hit five bull's eyes; and 7 hit six bull's eyes. What is the missing probability for the probability distribution for the number of bull's eyes each archer hit?

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline \begin{tabular}{c}
Number of Bull's Eyes Hit \\
Frequency
\end{tabular} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\
\hline & 3 & 5 & 7 & 7 & 11 & 10 & 7 \\
\hline Probability & [tex]$?$[/tex] & [tex]$5 / 50$[/tex] & [tex]$7 / 50$[/tex] & [tex]$7 / 50$[/tex] & [tex]$11 / 50$[/tex] & [tex]$10 / 50$[/tex] & [tex]$7 / 50$[/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

A. [tex]$3 / 50$[/tex]

B. [tex]$17 / 50$[/tex]

C. [tex]$4 / 50$[/tex]

D. [tex]$3 / 5$[/tex]



Answer :

To solve this problem, we need to determine the probability that an archer hits zero bull's eyes. The probability can be found by dividing the number of archers who hit zero bull's eyes by the total number of archers.

Let's break down the given information step-by-step:

1. Total number of archers: 50
2. Frequencies of bull's eyes hits:
- 0 bull's eyes: 3 archers
- 1 bull's eyes: 5 archers
- 2 bull's eyes: 7 archers
- 3 bull's eyes: 7 archers
- 4 bull's eyes: 11 archers
- 5 bull's eyes: 10 archers
- 6 bull's eyes: 7 archers

3. Calculate the probabilities for each frequency:
- The probability of hitting 0 bull's eyes is the number of archers hitting 0 bull's eyes divided by the total number of archers.

[tex]\[ \text{Probability of hitting 0 bull's eyes} = \frac{3}{50} \][/tex]

4. Let’s verify the other probabilities as given:
- Probability of hitting 1 bull's eye: [tex]\(\frac{5}{50} = 0.1\)[/tex]
- Probability of hitting 2 bull's eyes: [tex]\(\frac{7}{50} = 0.14\)[/tex]
- Probability of hitting 3 bull's eyes: [tex]\(\frac{7}{50} = 0.14\)[/tex]
- Probability of hitting 4 bull's eyes: [tex]\(\frac{11}{50} = 0.22\)[/tex]
- Probability of hitting 5 bull's eyes: [tex]\(\frac{10}{50} = 0.2\)[/tex]
- Probability of hitting 6 bull's eyes: [tex]\(\frac{7}{50} = 0.14\)[/tex]

Given the above calculations, the missing probability for the event where an archer hits zero bull's eyes is:

[tex]\[ \frac{3}{50} = 0.06 \][/tex]

Now, let's match the answer to the given multiple choice options:

- A. [tex]\(\frac{3}{50}\)[/tex]
- B. [tex]\(\frac{17}{50}\)[/tex]
- C. [tex]\(\frac{4}{50}\)[/tex]
- D. [tex]\(\frac{3}{5}\)[/tex]

The correct answer is A. [tex]\(\frac{3}{50}\)[/tex].