N2021 P2 Q6

N2021 P2 Q6

Junior College 2
7 marks

A biased \(5\)-sided spinner gives the scores \(1\), \(2\), \(3\), \(4\) and \(5\) with the probabilities shown in the table, where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants.

Score\(1\)\(2\)\(3\)\(4\)\(5\)
Probability\(0.2\)\(0.3\)\(p\)\(p\)\(q\)

Given that the variance of the score is \(1.61\), calculate the mean score.[7]

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Answer:Mean score \(=2.7\).

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