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Math Applications SL Paper 1 (November 2024, TZ2)

  1. [Maximum mark: 7]
    A fair game is played where points are scored as follows:
    • A win scores w points.
    • A draw scores 0 points.
    • A loss scores –5 points.
    Let X be the number of points scored during a game. The probability distribution is shown.
xw0–5
P(X = x)0.250.4p

(a) Find the value of p. [2]

The game is played 60 times.

(b) Find the expected number of losses. [2]

(c) Calculate the value of w, given that the game is fair. [3]