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Tree Diagrams

This document contains 8 questions regarding probability calculations using tree diagrams. The questions cover topics such as coin flips, scoring in games, passing tests, and randomly selecting items with or without replacement from groups of varying sizes and probabilities. Diagrams and calculations are shown for each multi-step probability question.

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Tree Diagrams

This document contains 8 questions regarding probability calculations using tree diagrams. The questions cover topics such as coin flips, scoring in games, passing tests, and randomly selecting items with or without replacement from groups of varying sizes and probabilities. Diagrams and calculations are shown for each multi-step probability question.

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Question 1: A fair coin is =lipped twice.

• Find the probability of getting two heads


• .25

• Find the probability of getting a head and then a tail


• .5

• Find the probability of getting at least one head


• 1

Qu

estion 2: Matt and Thomas each take a

penalty. The probability that Matt scores is

0.6
The probability that Thomas scores is 0.7

• Find the probability of both boys missing

• Find the probability of one boy scoring

• Find the probability of at least one boy missing


Qu

estion 3: Megan and Rosie sit their

driving tests. The probability that Megan

passes the test is 0.8


The probability the Rosie fails the test is 0.3

• Copy and complete the tree diagram

• Find the probability that both women pass

• Find the probability that


Megan fails and Rosie passes

• Find the probability that at least one woman passes

Question 4: Harry goes to an arcade. He has one go on the Teddy Grabber and one
go on the Penny Drop.
The probability that he wins on the Teddy Grabber is ⅓
The probability that he wins on the Penny
Drop is ⅖

• Copy and complete the tree diagram

• Work out the probability


that Harry loses on the
Teddy Grabber and
he also loses on the Penny Drop

• Work out the probability


that Harry wins on exactly
one machine

Question 5: There are 5 lemon and 4 strawberry sweets in a bag.

Hailey takes out a sweet at random, writes down its =lavour and puts it back into
the bag. Then Hailey takes out a second sweet, at random, and writes down its
=lavour.

• Copy and complete the tree diagram

• Find the probability of two lemon sweets

• Find the probability of one of each =lavour


• Find the probability of no lemon sweets

Question 6: The probability that a bus arrives


late is 0.1 Victor is travelling by bus on Monday
and Tuesday.
• Show this information on a tree diagram

• Calculate the probability that the bus is on time both days.

Question 7: Each morning Martina attempts a crossword and a Sudoku

The probability that Martina successfully completes the crossword is


0.3 The probability that Martina successfully completes the Sudoku
is 0.6

• Show this information on a tree diagram

• Work out the number of days that Martina successfully completes both the
crossword and Sudoku over a period of 200 days.

Question 1: Timothy is taking part in an archery


competition. The probability of windy weather is 0.2
If it is windy, the probability of Timothy hitting the target is 0.35
If it is not windy, the probability of Timothy hitting the target is 0.8

• Draw a tree diagram to show this information

• Find the probability of Timothy hitting the target.

Question 2: A

football team has two matches to play. The

probability that the team wins is 0.3


The probability that the team draws is 0.5

A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 point and a loss 0 points.

Calculate the probability that the team will score at least 3


points over the two matches.
Question 3:

Shown is a

spinner. The probability

of a 1 is 3x
The probability of a 2
is x The probability
of a 3 is 4x

• Calculate the value of x

The spinner is spun twice and the scores are multiplied together.

• Work out the probability that the =inal score is odd.

Question 4: Freddie and Martha have dentist

appointments. The probability that Freddie is on time to

his appointment is 0.9


The probability that both Freddie and Martha are on time to their appointments is 0.72

• Draw a tree diagram for this information

• Find the probability that both people are late for their appointments

Question 5: A college course consists of 8 weeks of teaching with a =inal exam at


the end of the course

If a student fails the =inal exam,

they have one opportunity to retake the exam. The probability of a

student passing the =inal exam is ⅞


The probability of a student passing the retake is ⅔
• Complete the tree diagram

If a student passes the =inal exam or


retake, they receive a certi=icate.

• Work out the probability that a student receives a certi=icate.


Question 6: There are 10 counters in a bag, 7 are green and the rest

of white. Erin takes out a counter at random and records its colour.
Without replacement, Erin takes out another
counter, at random.

• Complete the tree diagram

• Find the probability that both


counters are different colours

• Find the probability that both


counters are the same colour

Question 7: Jenson is going to choose a ball at random from a bag and then

=lip a coin. There are 5 balls in the bag, 2 white and 3 black.
A ball is picked at random from the bag and its colour is recorded.

If the ball is white, a fair coin is =lipped.


If the ball is black, a biased coin is =lipped, where heads has a probability of ⅞

• Draw a tree diagram to show this


information Jenson selects a ball and =lips
the appropriate coin.
• Find the probability that he obtains a tail.

Question 8: There are x apples in a crate.


3 of the apples are bad.

Robert chooses two


apples from the crate, without replacement The probability
that he selects two bad apples is 1/12

• Using the tree diagram, prove x² − x − 72 = 0

• Find the number of apples in the crate, x.

• Find the probability that both apples are good


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