Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Discrete random variables

Discrete random variables — practice question

On any one day, the chance that Moena sends a message to her friend Pasha is $0.72$.
(a)[3]

Determine the probability that, in a random selection of $12$ days, Moena sends Pasha a message on at most $9$ of them.

(b)[1]

Moena messages Pasha on $1$ January. Determine the probability that the next day on which she messages Pasha is $5$ January.

(c)[5]

Use an approximation to determine the probability that, over any run of $100$ days, Moena messages Pasha on fewer than $64$ days.

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