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Date May 2017 Marks available 5 Reference code 17M.1.AHL.TZ1.H_4
Level Additional Higher Level Paper Paper 1 (without calculator) Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Find Question number H_4 Adapted from N/A

Question

Three girls and four boys are seated randomly on a straight bench. Find the probability that the girls sit together and the boys sit together.

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

METHOD 1

total number of arrangements 7!     (A1)

number of ways for girls and boys to sit together = 3 ! × 4 ! × 2      (M1)(A1)

 

Note:    Award M1A0 if the 2 is missing.

 

probability 3 ! × 4 ! × 2 7 !      M1

 

Note:     Award M1 for attempting to write as a probability.

 

2 × 3 × 4 ! × 2 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 !

= 2 35      A1

 

Note:     Award A0 if not fully simplified.

 

METHOD 2

3 7 × 2 6 × 1 5 + 4 7 × 3 6 × 2 5 × 1 4      (M1)A1A1

 

Note:     Accept 3 7 × 2 6 × 1 5 × 2 or 4 7 × 3 6 × 2 5 × 1 4 × 2 .

 

= 2 35      (M1)A1

 

Note:     Award A0 if not fully simplified.

 

[5 marks]

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Syllabus sections

Topic 1—Number and algebra » SL 1.9—Binomial theorem where n is an integer
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