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Probability Tree Diagrams with Algebra

The document contains a series of probability problems involving various colored objects such as balls, pens, socks, and counters. Each question requires the calculation of probabilities and the application of algebra to derive specific values or expressions related to the objects in question. The problems are structured to test understanding of probability concepts and algebraic manipulation.

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Probability Tree Diagrams with Algebra

The document contains a series of probability problems involving various colored objects such as balls, pens, socks, and counters. Each question requires the calculation of probabilities and the application of algebra to derive specific values or expressions related to the objects in question. The problems are structured to test understanding of probability concepts and algebraic manipulation.

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Probability Tree Diagrams with Algebra

Q1.

There are only n red balls and (n + 1) blue balls in a bag.


Shamsa takes at random 2 balls from the bag.

Show that the probability that both balls are the same colour is

(Total for question = 4 marks)


Q2.

There are only green pens and blue pens in a box.


There are three more blue pens than green pens in the box.
There are more than 12 pens in the box.
Simon is going to take at random two pens from the box.

The probability that Simon will take two pens of the same colour is
Work out the number of green pens in the box.

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(Total for question = 6 marks)


Q3.

There are y black socks and 5 white socks in a drawer.


Joshua takes at random two socks from the drawer.

The probability that Joshua takes one white sock and one black sock is
(a) Show that 3y2 – 28y + 60 = 0

(4)
(b) Find the probability that Joshua takes two black socks.

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(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q4.

There are 10 pens in a box.


There are x red pens in the box.
All the other pens are blue.
Jack takes at random two pens from the box.
Find an expression, in terms of x, for the probability that Jack takes one pen of each colour.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(Total for question is 5 marks)


Q5.

There are only r red counters and g green counters in a bag.


A counter is taken at random from the bag.

The probability that the counter is green is


The counter is put back in the bag.
2 more red counters and 3 more green counters are put in the bag.
A counter is taken at random from the bag.

The probability that the counter is green is


Find the number of red counters and the number of green counters that were in the bag originally.

red counters ...........................................................


green counters ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)


Q6.

There are some red counters and some white counters in a bag.
At the start, 7 of the counters are red, the rest of the counters are white.
Alfie takes at random a counter from the bag.
He does not put the counter back in the bag.
Alfie then takes at random another counter from the bag.

The probability that the first counter Alfie takes is white and the second counter Alfie takes is red is
Work out the number of white counters in the bag at the start.

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(Total for question = 5 marks)


Q7.

John has an empty box.


He puts some red counters and some blue counters into the box.
The ratio of the number of red counters to the number of blue counters is 1 : 4
Linda takes at random 2 counters from the box.

The probability that she takes 2 red counters is


How many red counters did John put into the box?

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(Total for question = 4 marks)

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