A hint to get started
Convert weeks to trials and use a variance restriction
According to the school rules, a student who arrives at school after 0730 hours is considered late.
(i) During the school term, a boy cycles to school on 5 days each week. On any given day, the probability that he arrives after 0730 hours is 0.1. For a period of 4 weeks, calculate the probability that he is late on at least one day but not more than 3 days. marks
When the boy has cycled to school for the th time, the probability that he arrived at school late at least once is greater than 0.99. Calculate the least value of . marks
(ii) A girl travels to school by bus on 5 days a week. Over a long period of time, the variance of the number of days per week on which she is late is 0.8. Given that denotes the probability that she arrives late and that , evaluate . marks
[2007/SRJC/II/10(a)]
CJC · Review Problems · Question 11
Count school days, not calendar days, and keep the strict at-least-one threshold.