CAIE S1 2020 November — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicGeometric Distribution
TypeGeometric then binomial separate scenarios

1 A fair six-sided die, with faces marked \(1,2,3,4,5,6\), is thrown repeatedly until a 4 is obtained.
  1. Find the probability that obtaining a 4 requires fewer than 6 throws.
    On another occasion, the die is thrown 10 times.
  2. Find the probability that a 4 is obtained at least 3 times.