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James goes to an arcade.
He has one go on the Teddy Grabber.
He has one go on the Penny Drop.
The probabllity that he wins on the Teddy Grabber is 0.2.
The probability that he wins on the Penny Drop is 0.8.
(a) Complete the tree diagram.
Teddy Grabber Penny Drop
- Win
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“—~ Lose
0-3
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_ Win
~~~ Lose
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that James wins on the Teddy Grabber and he also
wins on the Penny Drop.
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o-0bNatalie has 8 socks in a drawer.
5 of the socks are black.
3 of the socks are white.
Natalie takes out a sock at random, writes down its colour and puts it back into
the drawer. Peeerereeeee
Then Natalie takes out a second sock, at random, and writes down its colour.
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.
First sock Second sock
_-= Black
“> White
Black
~~ White
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that the two socks are the same colour.
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o[sene dase}3. Afootball team has two matches to play.
The probability that the team wins is 0.6.
The probability that the team draws is 0.3.
(a) Complete the tree diagram.
‘4st Match 2nd Match
9-1 —~ Lose
(2)
() Work out the probability that the team will win both matches.
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Ob4, There are green and blue counters in a container,
Kevin takes at random a counter from the container.
He replaces the counter in the container.
Kevin takes at random a second counter from the container.
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.
First counter Second counter
Green
. Green.
(2)
(b) Work out the Provacity that Kevin picks counters that are different colour.
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0 dle olor} 5 Gt fy? aJennifer is playing darts.
She throws two darts aiming for a Bullseye.
The probability Jennifer hits the Bullseye on her first throw is 1.
The probability she hits the Bullseye on her second throw 4.
(a) Complete the tree diagram.
First throw Second throw
Hit ¥
Ht <<
Miss
Miss
(b) Work out the probability Jennifer hits the Bullseye at least once.
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Ina small village, one bus arrives a day.
The probability of rain in the village is 0.3.
If it rains, the probability of a bus being late is 0.4,
It it does not rain, the probability of a bus being late is 0.15.
(a) Complete the tree diagram
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Late K
_—
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(b) Work out the number of days the bus will be late over a period of 80 days.
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Shown is a spinner.
The probability of a 1 Is 2x.
The probability of a 2 is x. pofeliibeo wi
The probability of a 3 is 2x. y
(a) Calculate the value of x.
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The spinner is spun twice and the scores are added together.
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(b) Work out the probability of the final score being 4.
You may use the tree diagram to help you.
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The probability that a train arrives late is 0.2
James is travelling by train on Saturday and Sunday,
(a) Show this information on a probability tree diagram.
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(b) Calculate the probability the train is on time both days.
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Acollege course consists of 12 weeks of teaching with a final exam at the end of
the course,
If a student fails the final exam, they have one opportunity to retake the exam.
The probability of a student passing the final exam is 0.8
The probability of a student passing the retake is 0.4
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.
Final exam Retake
Pass
08
a Pass
od a Se
0 b Fail
(2)
If a student passes the final exam or the retake, they receive a certificate.
(b) Work out the probability of a student receiving a certificate.
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ob10. Sally and Laura sit their driving tests.
The probability of Sally passing her driving test is 0.7
The probability of both Sally and Laura passing is 0.56
(@) Work out the probability of Laura passing her driving test.
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(b) Complete the tree diagram.
Sally Laura
og _ Pass
Pass
oe ST
07 ;
~~ Fail
; of Pass
a3 Fail —
O28 Fail
(2)
(c) Find the probability of both women failing.
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There are 6 red and 4 white marbles.
George takes out a marble at random and records its colour.
Without replacement, George takes out another marble, at random.
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(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.
1st counter 2nd counter
% Red
aS
Red
“~ White
2)