FSMQ Check in Enumeration

Section Check In – EN: Enumeration
Questions
1. Calculate:
(i)
(ii)
(iii) [EN3,4,5]
2. Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of , of the binomial expansion of , giving
each term in its simplest form. [EN1]
3. How many different arrangements are there for a set of letter blocks A, B, C and D picked at
random? [EN3]
4. Find the coefficient of in the expansion of . [EN1]
5. Abby, Bobby, Chikonda, David and Elisa are in the 100 m race. How many different ways are
there to award Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals? [EN4]
6. Candidates applying for jobs in a large company take an aptitude test, as a result of which
they are either accepted, rejected or retested, with probabilities 0.2, 0.5 and 0.3 respectively.
When a candidate is retested there are just two possible outcomes, accepted or rejected,
with probabilities 0.4 and 0.6 respectively.
(i) Draw a probability tree diagram to illustrate the outcomes.
(ii) Find the probability that a randomly selected candidate is accepted. [EN2]
7. Malik is playing a game in which he has to throw a 6 on a fair six-sided dice to start the
game. Find the probability that
(i) Malik throws a 6 for the first time on his third attempt,
(ii) Malik needs at most ten attempts to throw a 6. [EN6]
8. Find the coefficient of in the expansion of . [EN1]
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9. (i) Write down the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of , of the binomial expansion of
, where is a non-zero constant.
(ii) Given that in the expansion of , the coefficient of is nine times the coefficient
of , find the value of . [EN1]
10. A bag contains 9 discs numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Andrea chooses 3 discs at random, without replacement, and places them in a row.
(i) How many different 3-digit numbers can be made?
(ii) How many different odd 3-digit numbers can be made? [EN4,5]
Extension
Yasmin has 5 coins. One of these coins is biased with P(Heads) = 0.6. The other 4 coins are fair.
She tosses all 5 coins once and records the number of heads obtained.
Complete the Probability distribution table for the number of heads.
Number of Head 0 1 2 3 4 5
Probability

Worked
solutions
1. (i) 5 040
(ii) 35
(iii) 210
2.
3.
4. Coefficient of is
5.
6. (i)
0.2
Accept
Reject
0.5
0.4
Accept
Retest
Reject
0.3 0.6
(ii) 0.2 + 0.3 × 0.4 = 0.32

7. (i)
(ii)
8.
Coefficient of is
9. (i)
(ii) , ,
10. (i)
(ii)
Extension
Number of Head 0 1 2 3 4 5
Probability 0.025 0.1375 0.3 0.325 0.175 0.0375
P (0 Heads) =
P (1 Head) =
P (2 Heads) =
P (3 Heads) =
P (4 Heads) =
P (5 Heads) =

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Section Check In – EN: Enumeration

4. Find the coefficient of in the expansion of . [EN1]

(i) Draw a probability tree diagram to illustrate the outcomes.

(ii) Malik needs at most ten attempts to throw a 6. [EN6]

8. Find the coefficient of in the expansion of . [EN1]

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, where is a non-zero constant.

10. A bag contains 9 discs numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

(i) How many different 3-digit numbers can be made?

Complete the Probability distribution table for the number of heads.

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(ii) 0.2 + 0.3 × 0.4 = 0.32

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Probability 0.025 0.1375 0.3 0.325 0.175 0.0375

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