Edexcel AS Paper 2 2024 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAS Paper 2 (AS Paper 2)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeOne unknown from sum constraint only

  1. A biased 4 -sided spinner has the numbers \(6,7,8\) and 10 on it.
The discrete random variable \(X\) represents the score when the spinner is spun once and has the following probability distribution,
\(x\)67810
\(\mathrm { P } ( X = x )\)0.50.2\(q\)\(q\)
where \(q\) is a probability.
  1. Find the value of \(q\) Karen spins the spinner repeatedly until she either gets a 7 or she has taken 4 spins.
  2. Show that the probability that Karen stops after taking her 3rd spin is 0.128 The random variable \(S\) represents the number of spins Karen takes.
  3. Find the probability distribution for \(S\) The random variable \(N\) represents the number of times Karen gets a 7
  4. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( S > N )\)