QUESTION 9

A packet of sweets contains 3 pink, 2green and 5 blue sweets. Two sweets are removed in

succession from the packet without replacing them.

9.1 Draw a tree diagram to determine all possible outcomes. (6)

9.2 Determine the probability that: (Round of your answer to three decimal places)

9.2.1 Both sweets are blue (2)

9.2.2 A green and a pink sweet are selected (5)

9.3 A surveywas conducted amongst 60 boys and 60 girls in grade 8relating to their
participation in sport. 20 girls did not participate in any sport and 50 boys did
participate in a sport.

9.3.1 Complete a two way contingency table for the above survey. (5)

9.3.2 What is the probability that if a grade 8 pupil is chosen at random that:

(a) It is a girl and participates in sport? (1)

(b) The pupil does not participate in sport and is not female? (1)
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QUESTION 9

9.1
On a flight,passengers a vegetarian snack and a chicken snack.
could choose between
The snacks selected by the passengers were recorded. The results are shown in the
table below.

SNACK MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Vegetarian 12 20 32

Chicken 55 63 118

TOTAL 67 83 150

Was the choice of snack on this flight independent of gender? Motivate your answer
with the necessary calculations. (5)

9.2 For any two events, A and B, it is given that P(A and B) 0,12, P(A or B)=0,83
and P(B)= 4 P(A).

9.2.1 Are events A and B mutually exclusive? Justify your answer. (2)

9.2.2 Calculate P(B). (4)

9.2.3 Calculate P(not A). (2)

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QUESTION 9

9.1
For any two events, A and B, it is given that P(A)=0,48 and P(B) =0,26.
Determine:

9.1.1
P(A and B) if A and B are independent events (2)

9.1.2
P(A or B) if A and B aremutually exclusiveevents (2)

9.2 A survey was conducted among 130 Grade 11 learners to establish which snack
theyprefer to eat while they watch television. The results were summarised in the
Venn diagram below. However, some informationis missing.

Nuts (N)
Chips (C) 25

41

10
Dried fruit (D)
30

9.2.1 If 29 learners prefer at least two types of snacks, calculate the value
of x and y. (4)

9.2.2 Determine the probability that a learner who does not eat nuts will either
have another snack or no snack while watching television. (3)

9.3 A group of 200 tourists visited the same restaurant on two consecutiveevenings.
On both evenings, the tourists could either choose beef (B) or chicken (C) for their
main meal. The manager observed that 35% of the tourists chose beef on the first

evening and 70% of them chose chicken on the second evening.

9.3.1 Draw a tree diagram to represent the different choices of main meals
made on the two evenings. Show on your diagram the probabilities
associated with each branch as well as all the possible outcomes of
the choices. (4)

9.3.2 Calculatethe number of tourists who chose the same main meal on both
evenings (3)

9.3.3 Show more tourists opted not to change

that their choice of main meal
during their two visits to the restaurant. (2)
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QUESTION 9
9.1 any two events A and B,it
For is given that P(A)=0,35and PA or B) =0,61.
Determine P(B) if:

9.1.1 A and B are mutually exclusive. (3)

9.1.2 A and B are independent. (4)

9.2 A company investigated the number of defective phones that

cellphone distribution
they obtain from two suppliers, Axis Phones and Direct Phones. They recorded their
findings in a contingency table.

Axis Phones DirectPhones Total

Defective 58 a
Not Defective 326 188 514
Total 384 C 600

9.2.1 Determine the values of a, b andc. (3)

9.2.2 Calculate the probability that a cellphone chosen at random is supplied by Direct
Phones. (1)

9.2.3 Calculate the probability that a cellphone chosen at random is Not Defective
OR it is from Axis Phones and Defective. (3)
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QUESTION 10

A bag contains x balls of which 5 are red and the rest are green. One ball is taken out of the
bag randomly and it is not replaced. A second ball is taken out of the bag. The probability of
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picking both green balls is Show that the probability of picking both green balls can be
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represented by the equation: 4x-59x+165 =0.

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QUESTION9
9.1 Given: P(A) =0,6
P(B) =0,3
P(A or B)=0,8 where A and B are two different events

Are the events A and B mutually exclusive? Justify your answer with appropriate
calculations and'or a diagram. (4)

9.2 The table below shows data on the monthly income of employed people in two
residential areas. Representative samples were used in the collection of the data

MONTHLY INCOME AREA 1 AREA 2 TOTAL

(IN RANDS)
r<3 200 500 460 960

3200 <x< 25600 1 182 340 1 522

x 25 600 150 14 164

Total 1 832 814 2646

9.2.1 What is the probability that a person chosen randomly from the entire
sample wil be:

(a) From Area 1 (2)

(b) From Area 2and earn less than R3 200 per month (1)

(c) Aperson from Area 2 who earns more than orequal to R3 200 (2)

9.2.2 Prove that earning an income of less than R3 200 per month is not
independent of the area in which a person resides. (5)

9.2.3 Which is more likely: a person from Area 1 earning less than R3 200 or
a person from Area 2 earning less than R3 200? Show calculations to
support your answer. (3)
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QUESTION 9

A sports director at a school analysed data to determine how many learners play sports and what
the genderofeach learner is. The data is represented in the table below.

Does not play sport Plays sport Total

Male 51 69 120
Female 49 67 116
Total 100 136 236

9.1 Detemine the probability that a learner, selected at random is:

9.1.1 Male (2)

9.1.2 Female and plays sport (2)

9.2 Are the events Male and Does not play sport'mutually exclusive events?

Use the values in the table tojustify your answer. (2)

9.3 Are the events 'Male and 'Does not play sport' independent events?

Show ALL calculations to support your answer. (4)

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QUESTION 10

A survey regarding the most read magazine(s)

was conducted among 84 high school girls.
Three magazines, namely Glamour (G), Drum (D)and Teen Vogue (T)were used forthe
survey.

The results were as follows:

• 41read TeenVogue (T)

•34 read Glamour (G)
•40read Drum (D)
•18 read Teen Vogue and Drum
•8read all three magazines

•75 read at least one of the magazines

(Gand D) = 17

The Venn diagram below demonstrates the above information.

G
13
D

10.1 Wite down the value ofc. (1)

10.2 Express fin terms of x. (2)

10.3 If e= 17-x,determine the numerical value of x. (4)

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QUESTION 9

9.1 Two events A and B are such that:

P(not A) =0,45
P(B) 0,3=
P(A or B) =0,685
Are events A and B independent? Justify your answer. (5)

9.2 A survey was done among a group of 75 learners to determinewhich sports they
watch on television. They chose from athletics (A),netball (N)andrugby(R). Some
of the information that was collected is as follows:

12 learnerS watch netball, rugby and athletics

25 learmers watch nugbyand athletics
22 leamers watch netball and athletics
38 learners watch rugby
S leamers watch only netball and ugby
9 learners watch netballonly
4 learners watch athletics only

The Venn diagram below shows the information:

12

4 d
A

9.2.1 Determine the values of a, b, c and d. (4)

9.2.2 Calculate the probability that a leamer selected at random watches athletics or
both netball and rugby. (3)
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QUESTIoN 10

A bag contains a certain number tennis balls that are the same in all respects except colour.
Thereare 5 green balls and the rest are blue.
Ncomi picks a ball, observes the colour and does not put it back in the bag.
He picks a second ball and observes the colour. The probability that both balls that Ncomi
picks are green, 1s Determine the total number of balls in the bag.
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QUESTION S

8.1 A bag contains3 red and 5yellow tennis balls. A playerpicks a ball at random,
observesthe colour and does not replace it. She then picks a second ball.

8.1.1 Draw a tree diagram to represent the above information,showing all possible
outcomes. (5)

8.1.2 Determine the probability that the player picks balls of a different colour. (4)

8.2 The probability South Africa reachesthe finals of the 2019 Rugby World Cup
that is
0,35 and the probability that New Zealand reaches the finals is 0,5. The probability that
neither South Africanor New Zealand reachesthe final is 0,06.

8.2.1 Draw a Venn diagram to represent the infomation above. (3)

8.2.2 Determine the probability that both South Africa and New Zealand reach the
finals. (2)
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QUESTION 9

The partially-completed table below shows the number of distinctions obtained by male and
female learners in a particular district, in three subjects: Mathematics, Accounting and

PhysicalSciences.

Mathematics Accounting PhysicalSciences Total

(M) (A) (PS)
Male 60 97
Female 65 81 114 260
Total 125 164 211 500

9.1 Determine the values of a and b. (2)

9.2 Use the informationon the table to determine if the events

M= {a learner obtains a distinction in Maths} and
F = {a learner is female) ,are independent events.
Support your answer with necessary calculations. (4)

9.3 Ifa learner is selected at random,calculate the probability that the learmer is a female
who achieved a distinction in Mathematics or Physical Sciences. (3)
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QUESTION I

1.1 A survey was conducted among 560 drivers about the number of accidentsthey were
involved in during one calendar year. The results are summarised in the table below.

Numberof accidents
Age of driver Total
Two or fewer More than two
30 years and younger 157 51 208
Older than 30 years 304 48 352
Total 461 99 560

1.1.1 Use the information in the table to calculate the probability that a driver
selected at random from this group:

(a) is older than 30 years. (2)

(b) was involved in more than two accidentsin the year. (1)

(c) is older than 30 years andwas involved in more than two

accidentsin the year. (2)

1.1.2 Are the events "being involved in more than two accidents in the year"
and "being older than 30 years" independent of each other? Motivate
your answer by means of relevant calculations. (3)

1.2 For two events, A and B, in the sample space S, it is given that:

P(A) 0,55 =
P(B) 0,6 =
P(A and B) 0,25 =
1.2.1 Draw a Venn diagram to represent this information. (4)

1.2.2 (1)
Determine P[not(A or B)]

1.2.3 Determine P[A and (not B)]. (1)

1.3 During a vinus pandemic Khanyi decides to visit her friend Nozipho. Neither ofthem
knew that Nozipho had contracted the vins.

The probability that both of them will be wearing masks during the visit is 82%.
Ifthey are wearing masks during the that Khanyi will
visit, the probability
contract the virus is 8%.
Ifthey are not wearing masks during the visit, the probability that Khanyi will not
contract the virus is 27%.
What is the probability that Khanyi will contract the vinus because of the visit to

Nozipho? (S)
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QUESTION 3

3.1 Given that: P(A) =0,4 : =

P(B) 0,35 ; P(A and B) 0,14 =
3.1.1 Determine the probability of.

(a) P(A or B) (1)

(b) P(A') (1)

3.1.2 Are the events A and B mutually exclusive? Give a reason foryour
answer. (2)

3.1.3 Are the events A and B independent? Give a reason foryour answer. (3)

3.2 Paul visited his friend on their farm. They have a herd of 200Nguni cattle.
He counts:
130 cattle with black patches
110 cattle with brown patches
x cattle with both black and brown patches
5cattle with neither black nor brown patches

3.2.1 Draw a Venn-diagram to represent the above information. (4)

3.2.2 Calculate how many cattle have both black and brown patches. (3)

3.2.3 Determine the probability that if Paul randomly selected one Nguni cow
from the 200 cattle, it would only have brown patches. (2)

3.3 Every leamer must choose to do either Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy.

At a certain school,it is known that 60% of the learners are girls. The
probability that a randomly chosen girl at the school does Mathematical
Literacy is 55%.The probability that a randomly chosen boy at the school does
Mathematical Literacy is 65%.

3.3.1 Represent the information on a tree diagram. (3)

3.3.2 Determine the probability that a learner selected at random does

Mathematics. (3)

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