CAIE S1 2017 June — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicProbability Definitions
TypeDice probability problems

1 A biased die has faces numbered 1 to 6 . The probabilities of the die landing on 1,3 or 5 are each equal to 0.1 . The probabilities of the die landing on 2 or 4 are each equal to 0.2 . The die is thrown twice. Find the probability that the sum of the numbers it lands on is 9 .