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3 marksClassical Probability and Relative Frequency

CSEC Additional Mathematics · 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 7(c)(iii)

Let D be the difference between the scores of the faces landing uppermost. The table below gives the probability of each possible value of d.

Find the values of a, b and c.

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  1. 7(a)(i)what is the probability that the student is studying both Mathematics and Biology?[3 marks]
  2. 7(a)(ii)Biology only?[2 marks]
  3. 7(b)(i)Copy and complete the sample space diagram below.[1 mark]
  4. 7(b)(ii)a)Find P (S > 9)[2 marks]
  5. 7(b)(ii)b)P (S≤4).[1 mark]
  6. 7(c)(i)Find the median and quartiles for the data given.[4 marks]
  7. 7(c)(ii)Construct a box-and-whisker plot to illustrate the data given and comment on the distribution of the data.[4 marks]

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