OCR MEI S1 — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
TopicGeometric Distribution
TypeP(X ≤ n) or P(X < n)

6 Malik is playing a game in which he has to throw a 6 on a fair six-sided die to start the game. Find the probability that
  1. Malik throws a 6 for the first time on his third attempt,
  2. Malik needs at most ten attempts to throw a 6.