9231 P21 - Jun 2019 - Q6 - 7 marks
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A fair six-sided die is thrown until a 3 or a 4 is obtained. The number of throws taken is denoted by the random variable \(X\).
(i) State the mean value of \(X\).
(ii) Find the probability that obtaining a 3 or a 4 takes exactly 6 throws.
(iii) Find the probability that obtaining a 3 or a 4 takes more than 4 throws.
(iv) Find the greatest integer \(n\) such that the probability of obtaining a 3 or a 4 in fewer than \(n\) throws is less than 0.95.
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