Edexcel S2 — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
TopicPoisson Distribution
TypeSingle period normal approximation

4. A certain Sixth Former is late for school once a week, on average. In a particular week of 5 days, find the probability that
  1. he is not late at all,
  2. he is late more than twice. In a half term of seven weeks, lateness on more than ten occasions results in loss of privileges the following half term.
  3. Use the Normal approximation to estimate the probability that he loses his privileges. \section*{STATISTICS 2 (A)TEST PAPER 6 Page 2}