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Nov 2013 p63 q3
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In a large consignment of mangoes, 15% of mangoes are classified as small, 70% as medium and 15% as large.

Yue-chen picks n mangoes at random. The probability that none of these n mangoes is small is at least 0.1. Find the largest possible value of n.

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June 2013 p63 q4
3076

In a certain country, on average one student in five has blue eyes.

For a random selection of n students, the probability that none of the students has blue eyes is less than 0.001. Find the least possible value of n.

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June 2013 p61 q5
3077

Fiona uses her calculator to produce 12 random integers between 7 and 21 inclusive. The random variable \(X\) is the number of these 12 integers which are multiples of 5.

  1. State the distribution of \(X\) and give its parameters. [3]
  2. Calculate the probability that \(X\) is between 3 and 5 inclusive. [3]

Fiona now produces \(n\) random integers between 7 and 21 inclusive.

  1. Find the least possible value of \(n\) if the probability that none of these integers is a multiple of 5 is less than 0.01. [3]
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June 2012 p62 q3
3078

In Restaurant Bijoux 13% of customers rated the food as ‘poor’, 22% of customers rated the food as ‘satisfactory’ and 65% rated it as ‘good’. A random sample of 12 customers who went for a meal at Restaurant Bijoux was taken.

(i) Find the probability that more than 2 and fewer than 12 of them rated the food as ‘good’.

On a separate occasion, a random sample of n customers who went for a meal at the restaurant was taken.

(ii) Find the smallest value of n for which the probability that at least 1 person will rate the food as ‘poor’ is greater than 0.95.

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June 2011 p63 q6
3079

The probability that Sue completes a Sudoku puzzle correctly is 0.75.

Sue attempts n Sudoku puzzles. Find the least value of n for which the probability that she completes all n puzzles correctly is less than 0.06.

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