HKDSE Exam Series — Integrated Practices for Mathematics (Section A) (Compulsory Part) (New Syllabus Edition) Solution Guide

13 Probability 4. False
The number of possible outcomes is 8.
5. False
Let’s Try (p.219)
The second child can be a boy.
1. P(white) = 5
3+4+5 6. True

= 5
12
Instant Drill (p.221)
2. Relative frequency = 12
20 1. Bag B
= 3 Sum
1 4 6 10
5
3 4 7 9 13
3. Denote a boy and a girl by ‘B’ and ‘G’ respectively.
5 6 9 11 15
Bag A
First child Second child Third child Outcomes 7 8 11 13 17
B BBB 8 9 12 14 18
B
G BBG
B Number of possible outcomes = 16 [1M]
B BGB
G Number of favourable outcomes = 6 [1M]
G BGG
B GBB Required probability = 6
B 16
G GBG
G = 3 [1A]
G
B GGB 8
G GGG
The number of possible outcomes = 8
2. (a) x = 1 [1M]
The number of favourable outcomes = 3 360˚ 6
x = 60˚ [1A]
P(2 girls 1 boy) = 3
8 (b) Let n be the number of shirts in the shop.

n × 360˚ – 35˚ – 90˚ – 125˚ – 60˚ = 40 [1M]

4. Second number 360˚
1 2 3 4 n = 288 [1A]
1 1, 1 1, 2 1, 3 1, 4 The number of shirts in the shop is 288.
First 2 2, 1 2, 2 2, 3 2, 4
number 3 3, 1 3, 2 3, 3 3, 4
3. Consider 6 + 7 + 12 = 25.
4 4, 1 4, 2 4, 3 4, 4
If any of the number ‘6’, ‘7’ or ‘12’ is not drawn, the
The number of possible outcomes = 16 sum of the cards drawn must be less than 25.
The number of favourable outcomes = 7 Number of possible outcomes = 4
P(at least one is 3) = 7 Number of favourable outcome = 3
16
Required probability = 3
4
Concept Builder (p.220) The answer is A.
1. True
2. False 4. Consider the probability of getting a blue watch.
n+6 = 5
Probabilities of getting a ‘6’ and a ‘5’ are both 1 .
6 (n + 6) + (n + 2) 8
3. False 8n + 48 = 5(2n + 8)
P(E) should be equal to 0. 2n = 8
n=4
The answer is C.
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Step-by-step (p.223) 3. Consider the probability of getting a black token.

4 = 2 [1M] + [1A]
(a) Number of possible outcomes = 40 n + 6 + 14 7
Favourable outcomes = 50, 60, 70, 80 7n = 2n + 40
Number of favourable outcomes = 4 n=8 [1A]
Required probability = 4
40
4.
= 1 Product
Box B
10 2 3 4 5 6
(b) Favourable outcomes = 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of favourable outcomes = 6 Box A 6 12 18 24 30 36
9 18 27 36 45 54
Required probability = 6
40 Required probability = 3 [1M] + [1M]
15
= 3
20 = 1 [1A]
5

Exam Type Questions (p.224)

5. (a)
Conventional Questions Second letter
E X A M
Section A(1) M ME MX MA MM
1. (a) Number of possible outcomes = 6 [1A] A AE AX AA AM
First
T TE TX TA TM
Number of favourable outcomes = 2 letter
H HE HX HA HM
Required probability = 2 S SE SX SA SM
6
= 1 [1A] Required probability = 2 [1M]
3 20
(b) Number of favourable outcomes = 2 = 1 [1A]
10
Required probability = 2
6 (b) Required probability = 1 – 1
10
= 1 [1A] 9
3 = [1A]
10
(c) Number of favourable outcomes = 4
(c) Required probability = 10
Required probability = 4 20
6
= 1
= 2
[1A]
[1A] 2
3

Guidelines
2. Ball
Sum Since ‘2 letters are the same’ and ‘2 letters are
2 3 6 8 different’ are complementary events, the sum of
1 3 4 7 9 their probabilities is 1.
4 6 7 10 12
Card
5 7 8 11 13
7 9 10 13 15

Required probability = 6 [1M] + [1M]

16
= 3 [1A]
8

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6. (a) Second throw Number of possible outcomes = 8 [1M]

1 2 3 4 5 6 Number of favourable outcome = 1

1 1, 1 1, 2 1, 3 1, 4 1, 5 1, 6 Required probability = 1 [1A]
8
2 2, 1 2, 2 2, 3 2, 4 2, 5 2, 6
(b) Number of favourable outcome = 1
First 3 3, 1 3, 2 3, 3 3, 4 3, 5 3, 6
throw 4 4, 1 4, 2 4, 3 4, 4 4, 5 4, 6 Required probability = 1 [1A]
8
5 5, 1 5, 2 5, 3 5, 4 5, 5 5, 6
6 6, 1 6, 2 6, 3 6, 4 6, 5 6, 6 (c) Since there are 3 coins, it is impossible to get the
same number of ‘HEAD’ and ‘TAIL’.
Required probability = 9 [1M] Required probability = 0 [1A]
36
= 1 [1A]
4 9. (a) Denote the red, blue and yellow cubes as R, B, Y1
(b) Required probability = 18
and Y2 respectively.
36
Second cube
= 1 [1A]
2 R B Y1 Y2
R RR RB RY1 RY2
(c) Required probability = 11 [1A] B BR BB BY1 BY2
36 First
cube Y1 Y1R Y1B Y1Y1 Y1Y2
Y2 Y2R Y2B Y2Y1 Y2Y2
7. (a) Second dice
Sum
1 2 3 4 5 6 Required probability = 1 [1M] + [1A]
16
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(b) Required probability = 4
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16
First 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = 1 [1A]
dice 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (c) Required probability = 6

16
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
= 3 [1A]
8
Required probability = 15 [1M]
36
= 5 [1A] 10. (a)
12 Second number
1 3 4 5
(b) Required probability = 1 [1A] 1 13 14 15
36
First 3 31 34 35
number 4 41 43 45
8. (a) Denote ‘HEAD’ and ‘TAIL’ by H and T respectively. 5 51 53 54
First coin Second coin Third coin Outcome
Required probability = 3 [1M]
H HHH 12
H
T HHT = 1 [1A]
H 4
H HTH
T
T HTT
Guidelines
H THH
H Since the numbers are selected without repetition,
T THT it is impossible to select the same number twice.
T
H TTH The number of possible outcome is 12 instead of
T 16.
T TTT

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(b) Required probability = 1 – 1 14. (a) The phone number is a multiple of 4 when the last 2
4 digits is divisible by 4.
= 3 [1A]
4 Favourable outcomes = 32 and 36
Required probability
(c) Required probability = 3
12
= 2 [1M]
= 1 [1A] 10
4
= 1 [1A]
5
11. (a) Required probability (b) We need to only consider the last 3 digits.
= 18 + 21 [1M] Number of possible outcomes = 100
18 + 21 + 12 + 9
Favourable outcomes = 030, 131, ..., 939
= 13 [1A]
20 Required probability
(b) Required probability
= 10 [1M]
= 12 [1M] 100
60
= 1 [1A]
= 1 [1A] 10
5

15. (a) x = 3
12. (a) Total number of possible outcomes = 100 [1M]
360˚ 10
Favourable outcomes = 4, 8, ..., 100 x = 108˚ [1A]
Total number of favourable outcomes = 25
(b) Let n be the total number of visitors.
Required probability
n × 360˚ – 90˚ – 108˚ – 72˚ – 54˚ = 60
= 25
[1M]
[1M] 360˚
100
n = 600 [1A]
= 1 [1A]
4 The total number of visitors is 600.
(b) Favourable outcomes = 6, 12, ..., 96
Total number of favourable outcomes = 16
16. (a) y = 200 – 140
Required probability
= 60 [1A]
= 16
100 (b) Required relative frequency
= 4 [1A] = 140
25 200
[1M]
(c) Favourable outcomes = 12, 24, ..., 96
= 7 [1A]
Total number of favourable outcomes = 8 10
Required probability (c) Required probability

= 8 = 60
100 200
= 2 [1A] = 3 [1A]
25 10

13. (a) 4 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 11 + 12 + k + k + 2 = 68 [1M] Section A(2)

k=9 [1A] 17. (a) P(score > 28) = 0.6
(b) The 8 numbers are 4, 6, 6, 9, 11, 12, 9, 11.
y + 13 = 0.6 [1M]
Required probability 50
= 4 [1M] y = 17 [1A]
8
x = 50 – 2 – 4 – 10 – 17 – 13
= 1 [1A]
2 =4 [1A]

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(b) Let m be the number of students with scores less 21. Product 3 3 3 5 6 10
than 27. 3 9 9 15 18 30
P(score < 27) ≤ 0.25 3 9 9 15 18 30
m ≤ 0.25 3 9 9 15 18 30
60 5 15 15 15 30 50
m ≤ 15 [1A] 6 18 18 18 30 60
Among the 10 newly joined students, there are at 10 30 30 30 50 60
most 15 – 2 – 4 = 9 students with scores less than 27. Number of possible outcomes = 30
The smallest possible total scores Number of favourable outcomes = 8
= 25(2 + 9) + 26(4) + 27(4 + 1) + 28(10) + 29(17) + Required probability = 8
30
30(13) [1M]
= 4
= 1677 [1A] 15
The answer is A.

18. (a) Required probability

22. Second ball
= 12 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 10 [1M] Sum
12 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 10 + 18 1 3 5 7
= 16 [1A] 1 2 4 6 8
25 3 4 6 8 10
First ball
(b) Required probability 5 6 8 10 12
7 8 10 12 14
= 2 + 3 + 10 [1M]
2 + 3 + 10 + 18 Required probability
= 5
= 5
[1A]
11
16
(c) Required probability The answer is C.

= 12 + 4 + 1 [1M]
50
23.
= 17 [1A]
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 8
50 1 3
< 0.5
1 3
2 3 3 3
The claim is disagreed. [1A]
3 3 3
4 3 3
Multiple-choice Questions 5 3 3
Section A 6 3
19. The answer is D.
8
Required probability
20. Second ball = 12
Difference 56
1 4 6 9
= 3
1 3 5 8 14
4 3 2 5 The answer is B.
First ball
6 5 2 3
9 8 5 3
24. Since only 12 is an even number, the product is even
Required probability when an odd number is not drawn.

= 4 Required probability = 5
12 6
= 1 The answer is A.
3
The answer is B.
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25. Second bag 31. Required probability

Sum
3 4 8 9 10 = 5+1
1 4 5 9 10 11 4+8+8+5+1
= 3
First bag

2 5 6 10 11 12
13
5 8 9 13 14 15
The answer is B.
6 9 10 14 15 16

Number of possible outcomes = 20

32. 10 = 5
Number of favourable outcomes = 7 y + 10 7
70 = 5y + 50
Required probability = 7
20 y =4
The answer is C.
The answer is C.

26. 26# is divisible by 4 when the last 2 digits is divisible by 33. 2y = 0.6
4. 2y + 16
Favourable outcomes = 60, 64, 68 2y = 1.2y + 9.6
y = 12
Required probability = 3
10 Number of Japanese cars = 2(12) = 24
The answer is C.
The answer is D.

27. Since 2625, 2655, 2685 are divisible by 3, 34. Number of students joining Mathematics Club
number of favourable outcomes = 3 = 40 × 30%

Required probability = 3 = 12
10
Required probability
The answer is C.
= 40 – 12 – 18
40
28. Since the sum of the 3 digits is a multiple of 3, the = 1
number formed must also be a multiple of 3. 4
Required probability = 1 The answer is B.

The answer is A.

29. Required probability = 10

20
= 1
2
The answer is C.

30. 12 × 40% = 4.8

The chosen building is higher than at least 5 buildings.

Required probability = 12 – 5 = 7
12 12
The answer is C.

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