In a piston assembly, the specifications for the clearance between piston rings and the cylinder wall are very tight. In a lot of assemblies, let X be the number with too little clearance and let Y be the number with too much clearance. The total number of assemblies that fail to meet specifications is X+ Y. The joint probability mass function of X and Y is given in the table below: y x 0 1 2 3 0 0.15 0.12 0.11 0.10 1 0.09 0.07 0.05 0.04 2 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.02 3 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01

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In a piston assembly, the specifications for the clearance between piston rings and the cylinder wall are very tight. In a lot of assemblies, let be the number with too little clearance and let be the number with too much clearance. The total number of assemblies that fail to meet specifications is Y. The joint probability mass function of and is given in the table below:

 

y

x

0

1

2

3

0

0.15

0.12

0.11

0.10

1

0.09

0.07

0.05

0.04

2

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.02

3

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.01

 

 

Find µX+Y. (Round the final answer to two decimal places.)

Find σX+Y. (Round the final answer to four decimal places.)

Find P(= 3). (Round the final answer to two decimal places.)

In a piston assembly, the specifications for the clearance between piston rings and the cylinder wall are very tight. In a lot
of assemblies, let X be the number with too little clearance and let Y be the number with too much clearance. The total
number of assemblies that fail to meet specifications is X+ Y. The joint probability mass function of X and Y is given in the
table below:
y
x
0
1
2
3
0
0.15
0.12
0.11
0.10
1
0.09
0.07
0.05
0.04
2
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.02
3
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
Transcribed Image Text:In a piston assembly, the specifications for the clearance between piston rings and the cylinder wall are very tight. In a lot of assemblies, let X be the number with too little clearance and let Y be the number with too much clearance. The total number of assemblies that fail to meet specifications is X+ Y. The joint probability mass function of X and Y is given in the table below: y x 0 1 2 3 0 0.15 0.12 0.11 0.10 1 0.09 0.07 0.05 0.04 2 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.02 3 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01
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