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2.4.4 Mean and variance of the binomial (A-level only)

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Question 33

An urban transport survey finds that 22% of commuters in a specific metropolitan area utilize a bike-sharing application for their daily travel.

a.

A random sample of 45 commuters is selected. Determine the probability that at most 8 of these commuters utilize the bike-sharing application.

[3]
b.

A second, larger random sample of 250 commuters is selected. Using a normal approximation, estimate the probability that the number of commuters in this sample who utilize the bike-sharing application is fewer than 50.

[4]

2.4.4 Mean and variance of the binomial (A-level only) Questions

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