IB skill practice

Use binomial distributions

Model repeated independent trials with binomial probabilities.

Paper 1 6 marks Difficulty 3

Calculate an exact binomial probability

A quiz question has probability \(\frac{1}{2}\) of success. For \(4\) independent questions, find the probability of exactly \(3\) successes.

Worked practice: binomial probability

Use the binomial probability structure and simplify the final probability.