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Question 11

A biased prize wheel can only stop on one of the numbers 1, 2, 3 or 4. The random variable X X\,X represents the number that the wheel stops on after one turn and P(X=r)=P(X=r+1)P(X = r) = P(X = r + 1)P(X=r)=P(X=r+1) for r=1,3r = 1, 3r=1,3

Given that P(X=1)=0.15P(X = 1) = 0.15P(X=1)=0.15

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find the complete probability distribution for XXX.

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b.

Daniel turns the prize wheel 12 times. Find the probability that the wheel stops on the number 4 more than 3 times.

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c.

The random variable Y=3X−5Y = 3X - 5Y=3X−5. Find P(Y+X>1)P(Y + X > 1)P(Y+X>1)

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Statistical Distributions Questions

  1. AS Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Statistical Distributions

57 exam-style questions on Edexcel AS Level Maths Statistical Distributions, covering 6.1 Probability Distributions, 6.2 The Binomial Distribution, and 6.3 Cumulative Probabilities. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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