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9709 P6 - Jun 2008 - Q6
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Every day Eduardo tries to phone his friend. Every time he phones there is a 50% chance that his friend will answer. If his friend answers, Eduardo does not phone again on that day. If his friend does not answer, Eduardo tries again in a few minutes’ time. If his friend has not answered after 4 attempts, Eduardo does not try again on that day.

(i) Draw a tree diagram to illustrate this situation.

(ii) Let \(X\) be the number of unanswered phone calls made by Eduardo on a day. Copy and complete the table showing the probability distribution of \(X\).

\(x\)01234
\(P(X = x)\)\(\frac{1}{4}\)

(iii) Calculate the expected number of unanswered phone calls on a day.

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