Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation

Sampling and estimation — practice question

(i)[4]

In one country, $68\%$ of households own a printer. Determine the probability that, from a random sample of $8$ households, exactly $5$, $6$ or $7$ of them have a printer.

(ii)[5]

Use an approximation to determine the probability that, in a random sample of $500$ households, more than $337$ households own a printer.

(iii)[1]

Explain why the approximation in part (ii) is justified.

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