1.! A bag contains a green bead (G), a white bead (W) and a purple bead (P).
! A coin can land on tails (T) or heads (H).
! A bead is chosen at random from the bag and the coin is flipped.
! One of the possible outcomes is a green bead and a tail (GT).
! List all the other possible outcomes.
! GT, .........................................................................................................................
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2.! Molly visits a restaurant with her friends.
! This is a menu.
! Molly chooses one starter and one main.
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! List all the possible combinations.
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3.! Micky goes to a coffee shop.
! He chooses one drink and one snack.
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! Write down all the possible combinations.
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4.! Orla has four types of vegetable.
!
! ! Peas
! ! Carrots
! ! Turnip
! ! Spinach
! Orla is going to choose 2 different types of vegetable.
! Write down all the possible combinations of vegetable she can choose.!
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5.! There are two bags.
! Each bag has three counters inside.
! In bag 1, there is one red counter, one green counter and one pink counter.
! In bag 2, there is one blue counter, one yellow counter and one red counter.
! Rob takes a counter at random from bag 1 and a counter at random from bag 2.
! (a) Write a list of all the possible combinations of the two counters that Rob can
! take.
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! (b) Find the probability that Rob takes two counters that are the same colour.
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6.! Magnus flips a fair coin once and rolls an ordinary dice once.
! (a) Write down all the possible outcomes.
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! (b) Find the probability that Magnus gets a head and a 3.
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7.! Two coins are flipped.
! List all the possible outcomes.
! Use T for tails and H for heads.
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8.! Mohammad flips a fair coin and rolls a fair dice.
! List all the possible combinations
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! (b) Find the probability that Mohammad gets a tail and a prime number.
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9.! William is going to attend a two day summer camp at his local leisure centre.
! He can take part in one activity on Monday and one activity on Tuesday.
! List all the possible combinations of activity he can take part in.
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10.! Sarah has made up a game for a school fayre to raise money for charity.
! There are two boxes of counters.
! Each counter has a number on it.
! The person playing the game will select one counter at random from box 1.
! Then they will select one counter at random from box 2.
! (a) Write down all the possible combinations of counters picked.
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! The person playing the game wins when the numbers add up to 10.
! During the school fayre, the game is played 240 times.
! The game costs £1 to play.
! Each prize costs £2.50
! (b) Work out how much money Sarah raises for charity.
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1.! The diagram shows a fair spinner.
! (a) Which colour is the arrow most likely to land on?
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! (b) Mark the scale with an arrow to show the probability of landing on green.
(1)
2.
! Which word from the box best describes the likelihood of each of these events?
! (a) A new-born baby is a girl.
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! (b) You thrown an ordinary dice and get a two.
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3.!
! Use a word from the box which best describes the probability of each of the
! following events
! (a) You roll a 10 on an ordinary six sided dice.
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! (b) You roll a number greater than 1 on an ordinary six sided dice.
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4.! A fair six-sided dice is thrown.
! The probabilities of the following events have been marked on the probability
! scale below.
! A: A number less than 7 is thrown.
! B: A “6” is thrown.
! C: An odd number is thrown.
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5.! Amir makes a fair spinner with six sectors.
! Use a word from the box which best describes the probability of each of the
! following events
! (a) The spinner will land on 6
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! (b) The spinner will land on 3
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! (c) The spinner will land on 2
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! (d) The spinner will land on a number greater than 1
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6.! A fair six sided dice is rolled.
! The probability of one of the following events is marked with an arrow on the
! scale below.
! A! The dice lands showing a number less than three.
! B! The dice lands showing the number three.
! C! The dice lands showing an even number
! (a) Label the arrow to show which event it represents.
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! (b) Mark and label the scale to show the probabilities of the other two events.
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7.! The following cards are placed in a box.
! A card is selected at random.
! Find the probability that the number on the card is
! (a) 3
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! (b) an odd number
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8.! A fair spinner has eight equal sections.
! The sections are labelled A, B, C, D and E as shown below.
! The arrow is spun.
! (a) Which is the most likely letter that the arrow will land on?
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! (b) What is the probability that the arrow lands on a B?
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! (c) What is the probability that the arrow lands on an A?
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9.! Thomas has 12 cards, each with a letter on it.
! He picks a card at random.
!
! Write down the probability that the chosen card is
! (a) the letter h
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! (b) the letter t
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! (c) not the letter e
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! (d) the letter b or the letter t
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! (e) a vowel
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10.! A bag contains 10 discs.
! Each disc is labelled with a different number from 1 to 10.
! A disc is chosen from the bag at random.
! Write down the probability that the chosen disc is
! (a) the number 3
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! (b) a number less than four
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! (c) a square number
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! (d) a prime number
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11.! Liam rolls an ordinary fair six sided dice.
! Write down the probability that he gets
! (a) the number 4
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! (b) a number less than 5
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12.! Sean has a box of pens.
! The box contains 6 blue pens, 8 black pens and 3 red pens.
! (a) What is the probability that he will pick a blue pen?
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! (b) What is the probability that he will pick a green pen?
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! Some more blue pens are added to the box.
! The probability of selecting a blue pen is now ½
! (c) How many blue pens were added to the box?
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13.! Tony makes a fair six-sided spinner.
! The spinner has the numbers 7, 8 and 9 on it.
! The probability the spinner will land on 7 is greater than the probability that the
! spinner will land on 8.
! The probability that the spinner will land on 9 is ⅓
! Write the numbers on the spinner.
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14.! Elizabeth has a bunch of red, yellow and white roses.
! She chooses a rose at random.
! The probability that she chooses a yellow rose is 0.1
! The probability that she chooses a white rose is 0.2
! (a) What is the probability that Elizabeth chooses a rose that is either yellow or
! white?
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! (b) What is the probability that Elizabeth chooses a red rose?
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! (c) There were ten roses in the bunch originally.
How many roses were red?
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15.! Mia has five numbered cards.
! One of these cards is chosen at random.
! Mia says:
! ! The probability of an odd number is ⅗
! ! The probability of a 7 is ⅖
! ! The range of the numbers is 10
! ! The probability of a 2 is 0.
! Fill in three numbers that could be on Miaʼs cards.
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16.! Counters labelled A, B, C, D and E are placed in a bag.
! The table shows the probabilities of picking each letter at random.
! (a) Calculate the missing probability in the table.
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! (b) Calculate the probability of a B or C.
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17.! A bag contains 400 coloured counters.
! The counters are either yellow, brown or green.
! There are 92 yellow counters in the bag.
! The probability that a brown counter is chosen from the bag is 0.13
! Calculate the number of green counters in the bag.
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18.! Each boy at a school plays one of four sports.
! The table shows the probability a student chosen at random plays rugby,
football, hockey or cricket.
! A student is chosen at random.
! (a) Work out the probability that the student plays cricket.
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! There are 600 boys at the school
! (b) Work out the number of boys who play rugby.
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19.! A game is played with a five sided spinner.
! Each section is a different colour.
! The spinner is biased.
! The table shows some of the probability of the spinner landing on each colour.
! The probability of green is equal to the probability of pink.
! Calculate the probability the spinner lands on pink.
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20.! Dennis has a bag of counters.
! The counters are red, green, white and pink.
! There are 200 counters in the bag.
! The probability of a pink counter is 0.15
! The probability of a green counter is 0.25
! The probability of a red counter is twice the probability of a white counter.
! Calculate the number of red counters in the bag.
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21.! A rugby team can win, draw or lose a match.
! The table shows the probabilities of each result.
! (a) Calculate the missing probability in the table.
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! Each win is worth 2 points.
! Each draw is worth 1 point.
! Each loss is worth 0 points.
! The rugby team plays 20 games in a season.
! (b) Work out how many points the rugby team should receive in one season.
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22.! Susan has some beads in a bag.
! ! 5 of the beads are orange.
! ! 3 of the beads are purple.
! ! The rest of the beads are pink.
! Susan takes a bead from the bag at random.
! The probability that she takes a pink bead is ⅗
! How many pink beads are in the bag before Susan takes a bead?
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23.! The probability of James winning a competition is 0.03
! What is the probability that James does not win the competition.
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24.! Mrs Jenkins is organising a charity raffle.
! She sells 300 tickets for £3 each.
! The probability that someone wins a prize is 0.2
! Each prize cost £8
! The profit is donated to charity.
! Work out how much money Mrs Jenkins donates to charity.
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25.! Below is a biased four-sided spinner.
! The probability of landing on a 2 is 0.25
! The probability of landing on a 4 is 0.15
! The probability of landing on a 1 is double the probability of a 3.
! The spinner is spun 500 times.
! Calculate the number of times you would expect it to land on 3
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