(a) A manufacturer produces light bulbs which are tested in the following way. A batch is accepted in either of the following cases: (i) a first sample of 5...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Further Mathematics - 2010 (Essay) Subject: Further Mathematics

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(a) A manufacturer produces light bulbs which are tested in the following way. A batch is accepted in either of the following cases:

(i) a first sample of 5 bulbs contains no faulty bulbs ; (ii) a first sample of 5 bulbs contains at least one faulty bulb but a second sample of size 5 has no faulty bulb. If 10% of the bulbs are faulty, what is the probability that the batch is accepted?

(b) A bag contains 15 identical marbles of which 3 are black, Keshi picks a marble at random from the bag and replaces it. If this is repeated 10 times; what is the probability that he :

(i) did not pick a black ball? (ii) picked a black ball at most three times?

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