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Date November 2016 Marks available 1 Reference code 16N.2.SL.TZ0.S_7
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 2 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Write down Question number S_7 Adapted from N/A

Question

A jar contains 5 red discs, 10 blue discs and m green discs. A disc is selected at random and replaced. This process is performed four times.

Write down the probability that the first disc selected is red.

[1]
a.

Let X be the number of red discs selected. Find the smallest value of m for which Var(X )<0.6.

[5]
b.

Markscheme

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

P(red)=515+m     A1     N1

[1 mark]

a.

recognizing binomial distribution     (M1)

egXB(n, p)

correct value for the complement of their p (seen anywhere)     A1

eg1515+m, 10+m15+m

correct substitution into Var(X)=np(1p)     (A1)

eg4(515+m)(10+m15+m), 20(10+m)(15+m)2<0.6

m>12.2075     (A1)

m=13     A1     N3

[5 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 4—Statistics and probability » SL 4.7—Discrete random variables
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