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9709 P52 - Nov 2023 - Q2 - 5 marks
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George has a fair five-sided spinner with sides labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. He spins the spinner and notes the number on the side on which the spinner lands.

(a) Find the probability that it takes fewer than 7 spins for George to obtain a 5. [2]

George spins the spinner 10 times.

(b) Find the probability that he obtains a 5 more than 4 times but fewer than 8 times. [3]

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