OCR MEI S1 2010 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicCombinations & Selection

4 Each packet of Cruncho cereal contains one free fridge magnet. There are five different types of fridge magnet to collect. They are distributed, with equal probability, randomly and independently in the packets. Keith is about to start collecting these fridge magnets.
  1. Find the probability that the first 2 packets that Keith buys contain the same type of fridge magnet.
  2. Find the probability that Keith collects all five types of fridge magnet by buying just 5 packets.
  3. Hence find the probability that Keith has to buy more than 5 packets to acquire a complete set.