AQA S1 2016 June — Question 6 2 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
Marks2
TopicBinomial Distribution
TypeDirect binomial probability calculation

6 The proportions of different colours of loom bands in a box of 10000 loom bands are given in the table.
ColourBlueGreenRedOrangeYellowWhite
Proportion0.250.250.180.120.150.05
  1. A sample of 50 loom bands is selected at random from the box. Use a binomial distribution with \(n = 50\), together with relevant information from the table, to estimate the probability that this sample contains:
    1. exactly 4 red loom bands;
    2. at most 10 yellow loom bands;
    3. at least 30 blue or green loom bands;
    4. more than 35 but fewer than 45 loom bands that are neither yellow nor white.
  2. The random variable \(R\) denotes the number of red loom bands in a random sample of \(\mathbf { 3 0 0 }\) loom bands selected from the box. Estimate values for the mean and the variance of \(R\).
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