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2019 WAEC Further Mathematics Theory (a) In a bakery, 30% of loaves of bread produced are of bad quality. If twelve loaves are...

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WAEC 2019

(a) In a bakery, 30% of loaves of bread produced are of bad quality. If twelve loaves are selected at random from the bakery, calculate, correct to four decimal places. the probabshty of getting 

(i) exactly 6 bad ones:

(ii) at least 4 bad ones;

(ii) no bad one.

 

(b) A group consists of 8 boys and 5 girls. A committee of 7 members is chosen from the group. Find the probability that the committee is made up of 4 boys and 3 girls. 
 

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Explanation

(a)P(Bad Quality) = \(\frac{30}{10}\) = 0.3 and P(Good Quality) = 1 - 0.3 = 0.7

(a)(i) P(exactly 6) = \(^{12}C_6\) x (0.3)\(^6\) x (0.7)\(^6\) = 0.0792

(a)(ii) P(at least 4) = 1 - [P(x = 0) + P(x = 1) + P(x = 2) + P(x = 3)]

Where P(x = 0) + P(x = 1) + P(x = 2) + P(x = 3) = \(^{12}C_0\)(0.3)\(^6\)(0.7)\(^{12}\) + \(^{12}C_1\)(0.3)\(^1\)(0.7)\(^{11}\) + \(^{12}C_2\)(0.3)\(^2\)(0.7)\(^{10}\) + \(^{12}C_3\)(0.3)\(^3\)(0.7)\(^{9}\) 

= 0.01384 + 0.071184 + 0.16779 + 0.2397

Therefore; P(at least 4) = 1 - 0.4925 = 0.5075

(a)(iii) P(no bad one) = \(^{12}C_0\)(0.3)\(^o\)(0.7)\(^{12}\) = 0.0138

 

(b) To find P(4 boys and 3 girls) = \(\frac{^8C_4 \times ^5C_3}{^{13}C_7}\) 

= \(\frac{70 \times 10}{1716}\)

= \(\frac{175}{429}\)

= 0.4079

 

 


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