1 A traffic light at a certain intersection is green 50% of the time, yellow 10% of the time, and red 40% of the time. A car approaches this intersection once each day. Let X represent the number of days that pass up to and including the first time the car encounters a red light. Assume that each day represents an independent trial.
a. Find P(X = 3).
b. Find P(X ≤ 3).
c. Find µX .
d. Find σ 2 X .
2. Refer to Exercise 4. Let Y denote the number of days up to and including the third day on which a red light is encountered.
a. Find P(Y = 7).
b. Find µY .
c. Find σ 2 Y .
3. Refer to Exercise 4. What is the probability that in a sequence of 10 days, four green lights, one yellow light, and five red lights are encountered?