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9709 P52 - Mar 2023 - Q2
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Alisha has four coins. One of these coins is biased so that the probability of obtaining a head is 0.6. The other three coins are fair. Alisha throws the four coins at the same time. The random variable X denotes the number of heads obtained.

(a) Show that the probability of obtaining exactly one head is 0.225.

(b) Complete the following probability distribution table for X.

x01234
P(X = x)0.050.2250.075

\((c) Given that E(X) = 2.1, find the value of Var(X).\)

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