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Mathematics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2022 · Paper 53 · Question 6

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Sajid is practising for a long jump competition. He counts any jump that is longer than 6m as a success. On any day, the probability that he has a success with his first jump is 0.2. For any subsequent jump, the probability of a success is 0.3 if the previous jump was a success and 0.1 otherwise. Sajid makes three jumps.

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  • 6(a)[2]

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