2022 RVHS P2 Q7

2022 RVHS P2 Q7

6 marks
Prelims

Antony plays a carnival game. In the game, there is a box containing \(3\) tokens numbered \(4\) and \(n\) tokens numbered \(1\), where \(n\ge 3\). Antony takes three tokens at random and without replacement. His score is the sum of the numbers on the three tokens taken.

  1. Determine the probability distribution of Antony’s score.[3]
  2. Given that the expectation of Antony’s score is \(4.5\), find the value of \(n\).[3]

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Answer:(ii) \(15\)

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