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    Let X be the number of coffees ordered by customers at a certain café. The probability distribution for X is given by

    P(X=x)=p(4−x),for x∈{0,1,2,3},p∈R

    The maximum number of drinks that can be ordered is 3.

    1. Show that p=101​

      [2]
    2. Hence find

      1. the average number of coffees ordered by a customer,

        [2]
      2. the probability that a customer will order 3 coffees given that she orders at least 1 coffee.

        [3]

    In the café, customers can play a fair dice game. The game consists of rolling a four sided die with face values q, 2,3 and 4. Let Y be the score obtained when the die is rolled. The probability distribution of Y is given in the following table.

    y

    q

    2

    3

    4

    P(Y=y)

    q

    r

    r

    r

    It costs $1.75 to roll the dice, and players win their score in dollars ($).

    1. Show that q satisfies q2−3q+1.25=0.

      [4]
    2. Find the value of r.

      [4]
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    The following table shows the distribution of a discrete random variable X.

    x

    1

    2

    3

    4

    P(X=x)

    ln(45​)

    ln(56​)

    ln(34​)

    2lnk

    1. Show that k=√2e​​.

      [3]
    2. Hence find E(X), giving your answer in the form a+lnb−lnc, where a,b,c∈Z.

      [3]
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