EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
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Give a reason why a binomial distribution would not be a suitable model for the distribution of X in the following situation,

X is the height of the tallest person selected when three people are randomly chosen from a group of 10.

Important Questions on The Binomial and Geometric Distributions

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Give a reason why a binomial distribution would not be a suitable model for the distribution of X in the following situation,

X is the number of girls selected when two children are chosen at random from a group containing one girl and three boys.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Give a reason why a binomial distribution would not be a suitable model for the distribution of X in the following situation,

X is the number of motorbikes selected when four vehicles are randomly picked from a car park containing 134 cars, 17 buses and nine bicycles.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

The variable Q~Bn,13 , and its standard deviation is one-third of its mean. Calculate the non-zero value of n and find P(5<Q<8).

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

The random variable H~B(192,p), and EH is 24 times the standard deviation of H. Calculate the value of p and find the value of k, given that P(H=2)=k×2-379.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

It is estimated that 1.3% of the matches produced at a factory are damaged in some way. A household box contains 462 matches. Calculate the expected number of damaged matches in a household box. 

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

It is estimated that 1.3% of the matches produced at a factory are damaged in some way. A household box contains 462 matches. Find the variance of the number of damaged matches and the variance of the number of undamaged matches in a household box.[Write your answer correcting to three decimal places]

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

It is estimated that 1.3% of the matches produced at a factory are damaged in some way. A household box contains 462 matches. Show that approximately 10.4% of the household boxes are expected to contain exactly eight damaged matches.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

It is estimated that 1.3% of the matches produced at a factory are damaged in some way. A household box contains 462 matches. Calculate the probability that at least one from a sample of two household boxes contains exactly eight damaged matches.  [Write your answer correcting to three decimal places]