BCM ARYA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL( IGCSE X)

1 A bag contains 5 red balls, 4 blue balls and 3 green balls.

Marie picks balls at random, without replacement, from the 12 balls.
When she picks a green ball she stops.

The probability that she picks a green ball on pick n is .

Find the value of n.

n = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

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50 students are asked if they like English (E) and if they like mathematics (M).
3 say they do not like English and do not like mathematics.
33 say they like English.
42 say they like mathematics.

(a) Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

(b) A student is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this student likes English and likes mathematics.

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(c) Two students are chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both like mathematics.

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(d) Two students who like English are chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both also like mathematics.

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[Total: 7]
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3
The probability that the school bus is late is .

If the school bus is late, the probability that Seb travels on the bus is .

If the school bus is on time, the probability that Seb travels on the bus is .

Find the probability that Seb travels on the bus.

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[Total: 3]

The Venn diagram above shows information about the number of students who study Music (M), Drama (D)
and Geography (G).

(a) How many students study Music?

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(b) How many students study exactly two subjects?

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(c) Two students are chosen at random from those who study Drama.

Calculate the probability that they both also study Music.

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(d) In the Venn diagram above, shade . [1]

[Total: 6]

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On any Saturday, the probability that Arun plays football is .

On any Saturday, the probability that Bob plays football is .

(a) (i) Complete the tree diagram.

[2]
(ii)
Calculate the probability that, one Saturday, Arun and Bob both play football.

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(iii) Calculate the probability that, one Saturday, either Arun plays football or Bob plays football,
but not both.

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(b) Calculate the probability that Bob plays football for 2 of the next 3 Saturdays.

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(c) When Arun plays football, the probability that he scores the winning goal is .

Calculate the probability that Arun scores the winning goal one Saturday.

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[Total: 12]