3

1
1. (a) (i) Attempt to find P(3H) =   (M1)
3
1
= A1 N2
27

(ii) Attempt to find P(2H, 1T) (M1)

2
1 2
= 3  A1
3 3
2
= A1 N2
9

1 
(b) (i) Evidence of using np   12  (M1)
3 
expected number of heads = 4 A1 N2

(ii) 4 heads, so 8 tails (A1)

E(winnings) = 4 × 10 – 8 × 6 (= 40 – 48) (M1)
= –$ 8 A1 N1
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2. (a) correct substitution into formula for E(X) (A1)

e.g. 0.05× 240
E(X) =12 A1 N2 2

(b) evidence of recognizing binomial probability (may be seen in part (a)) (M1)
 240 
e.g. 


 (0.05)15 (0.95)225, X ~ B(240,0.05)
 15 

P(X =15) = 0.0733 A1 N2 2

(c) P(X ≤ 9) = 0.236 (A1)

evidence of valid approach (M1)
e.g. using complement, summing probabilities
P(X ≥10) = 0.764 A1 N3 3
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3. (a) evidence of recognizing binomial probability (may be seen in (b) or (c)) (M1)
7
e.g. probability =  
 
(0.9)4(0.1)3, X ~ B(7, 0.9), complementary
4
probabilities
probability = 0.0230 A1 N2

(b) correct expression A1A1 N2

7
e.g.  
 
p4(1 – p)3, 35p4(1 – p)3
4

 7
Note: Award A1 for binomial coefficient  accept   ,
  
 3
A1 for p4(1 – p)3.

(c) evidence of attempting to solve their equation (M1)

7
e.g.  
  p4(1 – p)3 = 0.15, sketch
4
p = 0.356, 0.770 A1A1 N3
[7]

4. (a) 36 outcomes (seen anywhere, even in denominator) (A1)

valid approach of listing ways to get sum of 5, showing at least two pairs (M1)
e.g. (1, 4)(2, 3), (1, 4)(4, 1), (1, 4)(4, 1), (2, 3)(3, 2) , lattice diagram
4  1
P(prize) =   A1 N3
36  9 

(b) recognizing binomial probability (M1)

3 5
 1  8  1   8 
e.g. B  8 ,  , binomial pdf,     
 
 9  3  9   9 
P(3 prizes) = 0.0426 A1 N2
[5]

5. (a) (i) valid approach (M1)

1
e.g. np, 5 ×
5
E(X) = 1 A1 N2

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 (ii) evidence of appropriate approach involving binomial (M1)
 1
e.g. X ~ B  5 , 
 5

recognizing that Mark needs to answer 3 or more questions correctly (A1)

e.g. P(X ≥ 3)
valid approach M1
e.g. 1 – P(X ≤ 2), P(X = 3) + P(X =4) + P(X = 5)
P(pass) = 0.0579 A1 N3

(b) (i) evidence of summing probabilities to 1 (M1)

e.g. 0.67 + 0.05 + (a + 2b) + ... + 0.04 = 1
some simplification that clearly leads to required answer
e.g. 0.76 + 4a + 2b = 1 A1
4a + 2b = 0.24 AG N0

(ii) correct substitution into the formula for expected value (A1)
e.g. 0(0.67) + 1(0.05) + ... + 5(0.04)
some simplification (A1)
e.g. 0.05 + 2a + 4b + ... + 5(0.04) = 1
correct equation A1
e.g. 13a + 5b = 0.75
evidence of solving (M1)
a = 0.05, b = 0.02 A1A1 N4

(c) attempt to find probability Bill passes (M1)

e.g. P(Y ≥ 3)
correct value 0.19 A1
Bill (is more likely to pass) A1 N0
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6. (a) E(X) = 2 A1 N1

(b) evidence of appropriate approach involving binomial (M1)

 10 
e.g. 


 (0.2)3, (0.2)3(0.8)7, X ~ B(10, 0.2)
 3 
P(X = 3) = 0.201 A1 N2

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 (c) METHOD 1
P(X ≤ 3) = 0.10737 + 0.26844 + 0.30199 + 0.20133 (= 0.87912...) (A1)
evidence of using the complement (seen anywhere) (M1)
e.g. 1 – any probability, P(X > 3) = 1 – P(X ≤ 3)
P(X > 3) = 0.121 A1 N2

METHOD 2
recognizing that P(X > 3) = P(X ≥ 4) (M1)
e.g. summing probabilities from X = 4 to X = 10
correct expression or values (A1)
 10 
10

e.g.  



(0.2)10–r(0.8)r
r4  r 
0.08808 + 0.02642 + 0.005505 + 0.000786 + 0.0000737 + 0.000004 + 0.0000001
P(X > 3) = 0.121 A1 N2
[6]

7. (a) evidence of binomial distribution (may be seen in parts (b) or (c)) (M1)
e.g. np, 100  0.04
mean = 4 A1 N2

 100 
(b) P(X = 6) =    0 . 04  6  0 . 96  94 (A1)
 
 6 

= 0.105 A1 N2

(c) for evidence of appropriate approach (M1)

e.g. complement, 1  P(X = 0)
P(X = 0) = (0.96)100 = 0.01687... (A1)
P(X  1) = 0.983 A1 N2
[7]

8. (a) evidence of using binomial probability (M1)

7
e.g. P(X = 2) =  
  (0.18)2(0.82)5
2
P(X = 2) = 0.252 A1 N2

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 (b) METHOD 1
evidence of using the complement M1
e.g. 1 – (P(X ≤ 1))
P(X ≤ 1) = 0.632 (A1)
P(X ≥ 2) = 0.368 A1 N2
METHOD 2
evidence of attempting to sum probabilities M1
e.g. P(2 heads) + P(3 heads) + ... + P(7 heads), 0.252 + 0.0923 + …
correct values for each probability (A1)
e.g. 0.252 + 0.0923 + 0.0203 + 0.00267 + 0.0002 + 0.0000061
P(X ≥ 2) = 0.368 A1 N2
[5]

9. (a) X ~ B(100, 0.02)

E(X) = 100 × 0.02 = 2 A1 N1

 100 
(b) P(X = 3) = 


 (0.02)3 (0.98)97 (M1)
 3 
= 0.182 A1 N2

(c) METHOD 1
P(X > 1) = 1 – P(X ≤ 1) = 1 – (P(X = 0) + P(X = 1)) M1
= 1 – ((0.98)100 + 100(0.02)(0.98)99) (M1)
= 0.597 A1 N2

METHOD 2
P(X > 1) = 1 – P(X ≤ 1) (M1)
= 1 – 0.40327 (A1)
= 0.597 A1 N2
Note: Award marks as follows for finding P(X ≥ 1), if working
shown.
P(X ≥ 1) A0
= 1 – P(X ≤ 2) = 1 – 0.67668 M1(FT)
= 0.323 A1(FT) N0
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10. (a)
S e c o n d d ie
in p a ir
F ir s t d ie
1 fo u r
in p a ir
6

fo u r
1
6 5
6 not
fo u r

1 fo u r
5 6
6 not
fo u r

5
6 not
fo u r

A1A1A1 N3
Note: Award A1 for each pair of complementary
probabilities.

1 5 5 1  5 5 
(b) P(E) =       (A2)
6 6 6 6  36 36 

10  5 
=  or 0 . 278  A1 N3
36  18 

(c) Evidence of recognizing the binomial distribution (M1)

 5  5 13
eg X ~ B 5 ,  or p  ,q 
 18  18 18

3 2
 5   5   13 
P(X = 3) =      (or other evidence of correct setup) (A1)
 
 3   18   18 

= 0.112 A1 N3

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 (d) METHOD 1
Evidence of using the complement M1
eg P(X  3) = 1  P(X  2)
Correct value 1  0.865 (A1)
= 0.135 A1 N2
METHOD 2
Evidence of adding correct probabilities M1
eg P(X  3) = P(X = 3) + P(X = 4) + P(X = 5)
Correct values 0.1118 + 0.02150 + 0.001654 (A1)
= 0.135 A1 N2
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