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2022 WAEC Further Mathematics Theory The probability that  Abiola will be late to the office on a given day is...

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WAEC 2022

The probability that  Abiola will be late to the office on a given day is 2/5. In a given working week of six days, find, correct to four significant figures, the probability that he will:

(a) only be late for 3 days.

(b) not be late in the week:

(c) be late throughout the six days.

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Explanation

he will be late to office = 2/5
he will not be late to office is = 1 - 2/5 = 3/5


If he will be late for 3 days only, he will also not be late for 3 days

\(\frac{2}{5}\) * \(\frac{2}{5}\) * \(\frac{2}{5}\) * \(\frac{3}{5}\) * \(\frac{3}{5}\) * \(\frac{3}{5}\) 

p = 0.0138

 

(b)   not be late to office is = 1 - 2/5 = 3/5

\(\frac{3}{5}\) * \(\frac{3}{5}\) * \(\frac{3}{5}\) * \(\frac{3}{5}\) * \(\frac{3}{5}\) * \(\frac{3}{5}\) 

p = 0.0467

(c) be late to office = 2/5

\(\frac{2}{5}\) * \(\frac{2}{5}\) * \(\frac{2}{5}\) * \(\frac{2}{5}\) * \(\frac{2}{5}\) * \(\frac{2}{5}\) 

p = 0.0041

 

 


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