Edexcel AS Paper 2 2020 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAS Paper 2 (AS Paper 2)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeMultiple unknowns from expectation and variance

  1. In a game, a player can score \(0,1,2,3\) or 4 points each time the game is played.
The random variable \(S\), representing the player's score, has the following probability distribution where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are constants.
\(s\)01234
\(\mathrm { P } ( S = s )\)\(a\)\(b\)\(c\)0.10.15
The probability of scoring less than 2 points is twice the probability of scoring at least 2 points. Each game played is independent of previous games played.
John plays the game twice and adds the two scores together to get a total.
Calculate the probability that the total is 6 points.