CAIE S1 2022 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicGeometric Distribution
TypeFirst success on specific trial

4 Ramesh throws an ordinary fair 6-sided die.
  1. Find the probability that he obtains a 4 for the first time on his 8th throw.
  2. Find the probability that it takes no more than 5 throws for Ramesh to obtain a 4 .
    Ramesh now repeatedly throws two ordinary fair 6-sided dice at the same time. Each time he adds the two numbers that he obtains.
  3. For 10 randomly chosen throws of the two dice, find the probability that Ramesh obtains a total of less than 4 on at least three throws.