Edexcel S2 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
TopicApproximating Binomial to Normal Distribution
TypeCombined binomial and normal events

3. The sales staff at an insurance company make house calls to prospective clients. Past records show that \(30 \%\) of the people visited will take out a new policy with the company. On a particular day, one salesperson visits 8 people. Find the probability that, of these,
  1. exactly 2 take out new policies,
  2. more than 4 take out new policies. The company awards a bonus to any salesperson who sells more than 50 policies in a month.
  3. Using a suitable approximation, find the probability that a salesperson gets a bonus in a month in which he visits 150 prospective clients.
    (5 marks)