CAIE S1 2014 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeConstruct probability distribution from scenario

4 Coin \(A\) is weighted so that the probability of throwing a head is \(\frac { 2 } { 3 }\). Coin \(B\) is weighted so that the probability of throwing a head is \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\). Coin \(A\) is thrown twice and coin \(B\) is thrown once.
  1. Show that the probability of obtaining exactly 1 head and 2 tails is \(\frac { 13 } { 36 }\).
  2. Draw up the probability distribution table for the number of heads obtained.
  3. Find the expectation of the number of heads obtained.