2024 ASRJC H1 Q6

2024 ASRJC H1 Q6

6 marks

In the mass production of bolts, it is found that \(5\)% are defective. Bolts are selected at random and put into packets of ten.

A packet is sold at reduced price if more than \(1\) bolt is defective.

  1. Find the probability that a randomly selected packet of bolts is sold at reduced price.[2]
  2. Find the probability that two randomly chosen packets each will be sold at reduced price.[2]

Last Monday, \(20\) packets of bolts were sold.

  1. Find the probability that fewer than \(3\) of these packets were sold at reduced price.[2]

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Answer:(i) \(0.0861\) (ii) \(0.00742\) (iii) \(0.755\)

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