Edexcel S2 2014 January — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2014
SessionJanuary
TopicPoisson Distribution
TypeMultiple periods with binomial structure

5. A school photocopier breaks down randomly at a rate of 15 times per year.
  1. Find the probability that there will be exactly 3 breakdowns in the next month.
  2. Show that the probability that there will be at least 2 breakdowns in the next month is 0.355 to 3 decimal places.
  3. Find the probability of at least 2 breakdowns in each of the next 4 months. The teachers would like a new photocopier. The head teacher agrees to monitor the situation for the next 12 months. The head teacher decides he will buy a new photocopier if there is more than 1 month when the photocopier has at least 2 breakdowns.
  4. Find the probability that the head teacher will buy a new photocopier.