Specimen Paper SPEC/5/TZ0 P2 Q4

Specimen Paper SPEC/5/TZ0 P2 Q4

6 marks

A six-sided biased die is weighted in such a way that the probability of obtaining a "six" is \(\frac{7}{10}\).
The die is tossed five times. Find the probability of obtaining

  1. at most three "sixes".

    [3]

  2. the third "six" on the fifth toss.

    [3]
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Answer:(a) \(0.47178 \approx 0.472\) (b) \(0.18522 \approx 0.185\)

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