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Probability 1

This document contains 7 probability questions involving situations like drawing marbles from a bag, choosing colored ties, selecting numbered cards, and surveying people's preferences for drinks and fruits. The questions provide context and information about quantities and require calculating probabilities of various outcomes by completing probability tree diagrams and showing work.

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Probability 1

This document contains 7 probability questions involving situations like drawing marbles from a bag, choosing colored ties, selecting numbered cards, and surveying people's preferences for drinks and fruits. The questions provide context and information about quantities and require calculating probabilities of various outcomes by completing probability tree diagrams and showing work.

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1 There are only red marbles and green marbles in a bag.

There are 6 red marbles and 4 green marbles.

Mason takes at random a marble from the bag.


He does not put the marble back in the bag.

Mason takes at random a second marble from the bag.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

st
2nd marble
1 marble
Red

Red

Green

Red

Green

Green
(2)

(b) Work out the probability that Mason takes two marbles the same colour.

(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
2 Each day Paul wears either a black tie or a red tie to work.

On Monday the probability he wears a black tie is 0.6

If Paul wears a black tie on Monday, the probability that he will wear a black tie on Tuesday is 0.35
If he does not wear a black tie on Monday, the probability that he will wear a black tie on Tuesday
is 0.68

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

Monday Tuesday

Black
Tie

Black
Tie

Red
Tie

Black
Tie
Red
Tie

Red
Tie
(2)

(b) Work out the probability Paul wears different coloured ties on Monday and Tuesday .

(3)
(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)
3 There are 8 counters in a bag.

5 of the counters are red.


3 of the counters are blue.

Two counters are taken at random from the bag.

Work out the probability that one counter of each colour are taken.
You must show your working.

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)


4 There are 10 counters in a bag.

5 of the counters are red.


3 of the counters are blue.
2 of the counters are green.

Billie takes two counters are taken at random from the bag.

Work out the probability that both of the counters Billie takes are the same colour.
You must show your working.

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)


5 Here are seven number cards.

1 1 2 2 3 3 3

Helen takes a card at random.


She does not replace the card.

Helen then takes another card at random.

(a) Calculate the probability that both cards have the same number on them.

(3)
(b) Calculate the probability that the number on the second card Helen takes is greater than the
number on the first card she takes.

(3)
(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)
6 50 people were asked if they like tea, coffee and hot chocolate.

Every person liked at least one of the drinks.


17 of the people like all three drinks.

31 of the people like hot chocolate


34 of the people like tea.
21 of the people like tea and coffee.

7 of the people like tea and hot chocolate but not coffee
2 of the people like coffee and hot chocolate but not tea

Two of the 50 people are chosen at random.


Work out the probability that they both like coffee.

(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)


7 50 people were asked which fruits they liked from apples, bananas and oranges.

11 people like all three fruits.


33 people like apples.
6 like apples and bananas but not oranges.
15 like bananas and oranges.
5 of the people do not like any of the fruits.
All 25 people who like oranges like at least one other fruit.

Two of the 50 people are chosen at random.


Work out the probability that they both like bananas.

(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)

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