CAIE S1 2008 November — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2008
SessionNovember
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeConstruct probability distribution from scenario

7 A fair die has one face numbered 1, one face numbered 3, two faces numbered 5 and two faces numbered 6 .
  1. Find the probability of obtaining at least 7 odd numbers in 8 throws of the die. The die is thrown twice. Let \(X\) be the sum of the two scores. The following table shows the possible values of \(X\). \begin{table}[h]
    \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Second throw}
    135566
    \cline { 2 - 8 }1246677
    3468899
    First56810101111
    throw56810101111
    67911111212
    67911111212
    \end{table}
  2. Draw up a table showing the probability distribution of \(X\).
  3. Calculate \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\).
  4. Find the probability that \(X\) is greater than \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\).