Edexcel Paper 3 2024 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 3 (Paper 3)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicApproximating Binomial to Normal Distribution
TypeRepeated binomial experiments

  1. Xian rolls a fair die 10 times.
The random variable \(X\) represents the number of times the die lands on a six.
  1. Using a suitable distribution for \(X\), find
    1. \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 3 )\)
    2. \(\mathrm { P } ( X < 3 )\) Xian repeats this experiment each day for 60 days and records the number of days when \(X = 3\)
  2. Find the probability that there were at least 12 days when \(X = 3\)
  3. Find an estimate for the total number of sixes that Xian will roll during these 60 days.
  4. Use a normal approximation to estimate the probability that Xian rolls a total of more than 95 sixes during these 60 days.