Edexcel S2 2012 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicApproximating Binomial to Normal Distribution
TypeFind minimum/maximum n for probability condition

  1. In a large restaurant an average of 3 out of every 5 customers ask for water with their meal.
A random sample of 10 customers is selected.
  1. Find the probability that
    1. exactly 6 ask for water with their meal,
    2. less than 9 ask for water with their meal. A second random sample of 50 customers is selected.
  2. Find the smallest value of \(n\) such that $$\mathrm { P } ( X < n ) \geqslant 0.9$$ where the random variable \(X\) represents the number of these customers who ask for water.