Statistics and probability: Chance
Chapter 13: Probability Revision Assignment Name: ___________________________
1 Describe these events as either:
impossible, likely, or not likely.
a You roll a die and the number 8 comes up.
b You will be tested for your driver's licence at some stage.
c You will have no take-away food for a week.
2 A die is rolled 50 times with the number 3 coming up 15 times. Find the relative frequency
of:
a obtaining a 3
b not obtaining a 3
3 The theoretical probability for getting a Heads when a coin is tossed is:
4 A 4-sector spinner was spun 10 times and the results noted as shown below.
3, 4, 3, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1
a Organise the data into a frequency table.
b Find the relative frequency (experimental probability) of each outcome.
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5 Write down the sample space when rolling a die
6 A standard packet of 52 playing cards has 4 suits of 13 cards each. The 4 suits are hearts,
clubs, diamonds and spades. The cards in each suit are labelled 2 to 10, and then jack,
queen, king and ace. A card is drawn at random (and is replaced each time).
What is the probability of getting:
a a 3?
b a queen?
c an odd number (an ace is taken as one)?
d a jack of diamonds?
7 A standard die is rolled. Find the probability of getting:
a a3
b 1 or 5
9 Draw a Venn diagram to represent the relationship between the following sets. Show the
position of all the elements in the Venn diagram.
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}
F = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12}
E = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12}
M = {10}
If is selected randomly from find:
i. Pr( )
ii. Pr(( ))
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10 Use the diagram in question 9 to list the elements in the following sets.
a E
b M E
c FE
d (M E) F
e If a positive integer less than 12 is selected at random, what is the probability that it is
not (a factor of 12, an even number or a multiple of 10)?
11 If you rolled a die 80 times and the relative frequency of obtaining the number 3 was 0.2,
how many times would the number 3 have come up?
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12 Beth chooses a marble from a bag containing 1 red and 2 blue marbles. The colour is noted,
it is replaced and a 2nd marble is selected. Draw a tree diagram or a two-way table to find
the probability of drawing:
a a red then a blue marble
b two blue marbles
c no blue marbles
d at least one blue marble.
14 Mary is pregnant with her first child. There is equal chance of the child being a boy or girl.
The childs eye colour will be either blue, brown or hazel (each colour is equally probable).
What is the probability that her child will be:
a a blue-eyed boy?
b not be hazel-eyed?
c have brown eyes?
d What is the probability that the child will be female with blue or hazel eyes?
18 In a class of 29 students all students study either piano or guitar or both. If 20 study piano
and 12 study both, how many students study only guitar?
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