Edexcel S2 — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
TopicBinomial Distribution
TypeIndependent binomial samples with compound probability

6. In a fruit packing plant, apples are packed on to trays of 10 , and then checked for blemishes. The chance of any particular apple having a blemish is \(5 \%\). If a tray is selected at random, find
  1. the probability that at least two of the apples in it are blemished,
  2. the probability that exactly two are blemished. Trays are now packed in boxes of 50 trays each. In one such box, find
  3. the probability that at most one tray contains at least two blemished apples,
  4. the expected number of trays containing at least two blemished apples.
  5. Use a suitable approximation to find the probability that in a random selection of 20 trays there are more than 10 blemished apples.