Date | May 2021 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 21M.1.SL.TZ1.10 |
Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 1 |
Command term | Complete | Question number | 10 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
A game is played where two unbiased dice are rolled and the score in the game is the greater of the two numbers shown. If the two numbers are the same, then the score in the game is the number shown on one of the dice. A diagram showing the possible outcomes is given below.
Let TT be the random variable “the score in a game”.
Find the probability that
Complete the table to show the probability distribution of TT.
a player scores at least 33 in a game.
a player scores 66, given that they scored at least 33.
Find the expected score of a game.
Markscheme
A2
Note: Award A1 if three to five probabilities are correct.
[2 marks]
3236 (89, 0.888888…, 88.9%)3236 (89, 0.888888…, 88.9%) (A1)
[1 mark]
use of conditional probability (M1)
e.g. denominator of 3232 OR denominator of 0.888888…0.888888…, etc.
1132 (0.34375, 34.4%)1132 (0.34375, 34.4%) A1
[2 marks]
1×1+3×2+5×3+…+11×6361×1+3×2+5×3+…+11×636 (M1)
=16136 (41736, 4.47, 4.47222…)=16136 (41736, 4.47, 4.47222…) A1
[2 marks]