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June 2017 p63 q2
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The probability that George goes swimming on any day is \(\frac{1}{3}\). Use an approximation to calculate the probability that in 270 days George goes swimming at least 100 times.
Solution
Let \(X\) be the number of days George goes swimming in 270 days. \(X\) follows a binomial distribution with parameters \(n = 270\) and \(p = \frac{1}{3}\).
We approximate the binomial distribution with a normal distribution: \(X \sim N(np, npq)\), where \(q = 1 - p\).