Find Minimum n for a Probability Threshold

The question asks to determine the smallest number of trials n such that a certain probability (typically P(X ≥ 1) or a complement probability) meets or exceeds a given threshold.

bac-s-maths 2025 Q1B View
On a given day, an automatic checkout triggers 15 checks. The probability that a check reveals an error is $p = 0.165$. The detection of an error during a check is independent of other checks. We denote $X$ the random variable equal to the number of errors detected during the checks on this day.
  1. We admit that the random variable $X$ follows a binomial distribution. Specify its parameters.
  2. Determine the probability that exactly 5 errors are detected. The answer will be given rounded to the nearest hundredth.
  3. Determine the probability that at least one error is detected. The answer will be given rounded to the nearest hundredth.
  4. We wish to modify the number of checks triggered by the checkout so that the probability that at least one error is detected each day is greater than $99\%$. Determine the number of checks that the checkout must trigger each day for this constraint to be satisfied.
germany-abitur 2020 QB 2c 5 marks View
Determine how many households the company would need to contact at minimum so that with a probability of more than $99 \%$ at least one contacted household that does not yet have a fast internet connection would decide to set one up. Assume that every hundredth contacted household that does not yet have a fast internet connection decides to set one up.
germany-abitur 2022 QB 1b 4 marks View
Determine the smallest value of $n$ for which the probability that at least one plant becomes infested with fungi is at least $99 \%$.
germany-abitur 2024 QB 1c 4 marks View
Determine how many packages must be randomly selected at minimum so that the probability that at least one return is among them is greater than $90 \%$.
iran-konkur 2016 Q144 View
144. We toss a fair coin at least a few times so that we are more than 99\% certain that the result of three heads has occurred at least once. How many times at minimum must we toss?
(1) $12$ (2) $12$ (3) $18$ (4) $19$
jee-advanced 2015 Q43 View
The minimum number of times a fair coin needs to be tossed, so that the probability of getting at least two heads is at least 0.96, is
jee-main 2019 Q90 View
The minimum number of times one has to toss a fair coin so that the probability of observing at least one head is at least $90 \%$ is:
(1) 2
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 3
jee-main 2020 Q75 View
In a bombing attack, there is $50\%$ chance that a bomb will hit the target. At least two independent hits are required to destroy the target completely. Then the minimum number of bombs, that must be dropped to ensure that the probability of the target being destroyed is at least $0.99$, is ...