CAIE S1 2017 March — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2017
SessionMarch
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeConstruct probability distribution from scenario

6 Pack \(A\) consists of ten cards numbered \(0,0,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,3\). Pack \(B\) consists of six cards numbered \(0,0,2,2,2,2\). One card is chosen at random from each pack. The random variable \(X\) is defined as the sum of the two numbers on the cards.
  1. Show that \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 2 ) = \frac { 2 } { 15 }\).
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  2. Draw up the probability distribution table for \(X\).
  3. Given that \(X = 3\), find the probability that the card chosen from pack \(A\) is a 1 .