Question: please help me with this 1. Darth Vader knows that Rebel ships carry droids 65% of the time. Because of this knowledge, he has his

please help me with this

please help me with this 1. Darth Vader knows that Rebel ships

1. Darth Vader knows that Rebel ships carry droids 65% of the time. Because of this knowledge, he has his Storm Troopers attack 15 ships. What is the probability that exactly 6 are carrying droids? [3 marks] What is the probability that less than 11 are carrying droids? [3 marks] c) What is the expected number of ships carrying droids? [2 marks] 2. Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba raced 16 other pod racers in the Boonta Eve Classic. You are the referee for the race and hear rumours that 6 of the pilots have been using illegal fuel in their engines. You decide to check 8 pod racers for illegal fuel. What is the probability that half of the pods you check have illegal fuel? [3 marks] What is the probability that you find less than three have illegal fuel? [3 marks] You actually find 7 pod racers with illegal fuel. Should this be surprising and should you trust the rumours? Explain and justify mathematically. marks] 3. Hans Solo has a shooting accuracy of 26% with the Millenium Falcon. What is the probability of Hans hitting a TIE Fighter with his 5th shot? [3 marks] What is the probability of Hans taking more than 4 shots? (3 marks] c) How many shots should you expect Hans to take? [2 marks] st Watto, the junk dealer that owned Anakin as a slave, makes a deal when buying a droid. He offers the seller a choice of randomly selecting 1 of 5 cases of the amounts 1 Talon, 50 Talo 5000 Talons, 50 000 Talons, and 400 000 Talons, or taking 35 000 Talons. a) The seller refuses, opens a case and receives 5000 Talons. Justify the seller's reasoning mathematically. [3 marks] b) Suppose Watto offers 95 000 Talons instead of 35 000. Should the seller take the deal? Why? [1 marks]

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