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Mathematics/Paper 5/Discrete Random Variables
CAIEAS Level9709-as · Paper 5

Discrete Random Variables

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Q12025 May/Jun·P523MMedium-Easy

Rachel has three coins. The first coin is biased so that the probability of obtaining a head when it is thrown is 13\frac{1}{3}. The second coin is biased so that the probability of obtaining a head when it is thrown is 14\frac{1}{4}. The third coin is fair.

Rachel throws the three coins at the same time. The random variable XX is the number of tails that she obtains.

Draw up the probability distribution table for XX.

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Q22025 May/Jun·P532 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

3 students are selected at random from the students who study Science.

Find the probability that at least 1 of these students studies Drama.

(b)

10 students are selected at random from the students who study Science.

Find the probability that more than 7 study Art or Music.

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Q32025 May/Jun·P533 partsEasy
(a)

Find P(X=8)P(X = 8).

(b)

Find P(X<9)P(X < 9).

(c)

Find the probability that a 3 is obtained for the second time before the 6th throw.

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Q12025 May/Jun·P552 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Draw up the probability distribution table for XX.

(b)

Find E(X)E(X) and Var(X)Var(X).

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Q32025 May/Jun·P552 partsMedium
(a)

A random sample of 80 pupils from this school is chosen.

Use an approximation to find the probability that fewer than 27 pupils have music lessons.

(b)

A random sample of 10 pupils from this school is now chosen.

Find the probability that no more than 2 pupils have music lessons.

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Q12025 Oct/Nov·P513 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Draw up the probability distribution table for XX, giving the probabilities as numerical fractions.

(b)

Find E(X)\mathrm{E}(X).

(c)

Find P(X2X>0)\mathrm{P}(X \neq 2 \mid X > 0).

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Q22025 Oct/Nov·P512 partsEasy
(a)

Find the probability that a 6 is obtained for the first time on the 8th throw.

(b)

Find the probability that a 6 is obtained for the third time on the 7th throw.

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Q52025 Oct/Nov·P512 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Find the probability, that in a week (7 days), Cooper wears a blue jumper on at least 5 days.

(b)

Use a suitable approximation to find the probability that, in any 150-day period, Cooper does not wear a jumper on fewer than 22 days.

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Q12025 Oct/Nov·P522 partsEasy
(a)

Find the probability that the first head is obtained on the 5th throw.

(b)

Find the probability that the first head is obtained after the 6th throw.

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Q22025 Oct/Nov·P522 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Draw up the probability distribution table for XX.

(b)

Find Var(X)\text{Var}(X).

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