TB(3B) Ch.

11 Introduction to Probability GHS Past Paper Question Bank – Solutions Page 1 of 4

TB(3B) Ch. 11 Introduction to Probability

Answers of Multiple Choice Questions

1. C 6. D 11. A
2. C 7. D 12. B
3. C 8. C 13. D
4. A 9. C 14. C
5. C 10. C 15. A

Solutions of Conventional Questions

1. [14-15 S.6 Mock Exam #9]

360  150  100  70  30 1

(a) P($20) = =
360 36

(b) Expected amount of prize

1 3 7 10 15
=  20   10   5   3   1
36 36 36 36 36
65
=  ($) 3.61 <($)4
18
Therefore, it is not worth playing the game.
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2. [14-15 S.3 Final Exam #8]

(a)
Box A Box B (b) P(same color)  3  1 ----1A
Possible outcomes 9 3
G GG 3 1
G
(c)  ----1A+1A
B GB 18 6
R GR $100
$50
G RG G
$10
R B RB B $5
R G R $10
RR
$5
G RG
$10
R RB $5
B G
$10
R RR B $5
R R $100
----1A for all correct $50
$10
G $5
R $10
B $5
R $100
$50

3. [15-16 S.3 Final Exam #5]

(a) 8 4
Second sock (b)(i) P(red & green socks)  
30 15
R R Y Y G G 6 1
(b)(ii) P(2 socks of the same colour)  
R RR RY RY RG RG 30 5
R RR RY RY RG RG (b)(iii) P(at least one of the socks is yellow)
First sock

Y YR YR YY YG YG 18 3
 
Y YR YR YY YG YG 30 5
G GR GR GY GY GG
G GR GR GY GY GG
4

4. [16-17 S.3 Final Exam #7]

(a)

dice
1 2 3 4 5 6
H H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6
coin
T T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6

1 1A all correct
(b) P(a head and an even number) 
4 1A
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5. [16-17 S.3 Final Exam #11]

1 1A
(a) / 0.25
4
7
(b)(i) / 0.28
25 1A
(ii) Expected number of balls
10 14 11 15
  10  5 2 1
50 50 50 50 1A
 4.14
1A

6. [17-18 S.3 Final Exam #7]

(a) Probability
Area of ABC

Area of ADE
2
 3 
 
3 2 1M
9
 1A
25
(b) Expected marks
9  9 
 10   6  1   1M
25  25 
 7.44 1A

7. [17-18 S.3 Final Exam #8]

(a)
2nd draw
R G1 G2 Y1 Y2 Y3
R R G1 R G2 R Y1 R Y2 R Y3
G1 G1 R G1 G2 G1 Y1 G1 Y2 G1 Y3
1st draw

G2 G2 R G2 G1 G2 Y1 G2 Y2 G2 Y3
Y1 Y1 R Y1 G1 Y1 G2 Y1 Y2 Y1 Y3 1A for 30 cells
Y2 Y2 R Y2 G1 Y2 G2 Y2 Y1 Y2 Y3 (exclude 6 cells)
Y3 Y3 R Y3 G1 Y3 G2 Y3 Y1 Y3 Y2 1A for all correct
(6 cells empty)

(b) 8 4
Probability   1A
30 15
(c) Probability
= P (RGY) + P (RYG) + P (GRY) + P (GYR) + P (YRG) + P (YGR)
1 2  3  1 3  2  2 1 3  2  3 1  3 1 2  3  2 1

4 56
1
 6
20
3
 1A
10
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8. [18-19 S.3 Final Exam #4]

P(blue gem) = 3
5
n 3

8n 5
5n  24  3n 1M ( 8  2 )
8 n 5
2n  24
n  12
1A

9. [18-19 S.3 Final Exam #5]

(a) Second ball
2 3 4 4 5
2 (2, 3) (2, 4) (2, 4) (2, 5) 1A
First ball

3 (3, 2) (3, 4) (3, 4) (3, 5)

4 (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 4) (4, 5)
4 (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 4) (4, 5)
5 (5, 2) (5, 3) (5, 4) (5, 4)

(b)(i) P(two odd numbers)

2

20
1
 1A
10
P(sum is at least 7)
(b)(ii)
14

20
7
 1A
10