4MA0 Foundation June 2014 Paper 1 Q12

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksBasic ProbabilityMultiple Events

12 In a game, a fair coin is spun and a fair 6-sided dice is rolled.
A score is given according to the rules below.

coin lands on heads
score = 2 × number on the dice
coin lands on tails
score = 1 + number on the dice

(a) Complete the table to show all the possible scores.
Dice
Coin123456
Heads10
Tails4
(2)

Peter plays the game once.

(b) Find the probability that Peter’s score is 4 (2)

George plays the game 60 times.

(c) Work out an estimate for the number of times George’s score is 10 (2)