Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · The Poisson distribution
The Poisson distribution — practice question
In each year, the number of books read by members of a book club has the binomial distribution $B(12,\,0.7)$.
(i)[2]
State the largest number of books that a member of the book club could read in a given year and determine the probability that a member reads that many books.
(ii)[3]
Find the probability that a member reads fewer than $10$ books in one particular year.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 5-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Recognising the maximum value $12$” …