Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · The Poisson distribution

The Poisson distribution — practice question

Ashfaq rolls two fair dice and records the results. $R$ is the event ‘The product of the two numbers is $12$’. $T$ is the event ‘Exactly one of the numbers is odd and the other is even’.
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Using suitable probabilities, decide whether events $R$ and $T$ are independent.

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This 5-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Calculate $P(R)=\frac{4}{36}=\frac{1}{9}$.” …

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