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V E N N D I A G R A M
The diagram shows 11 cards.
(a) One of these cards is chosen at random.
Write down the probability that the letter on the card is not A.
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(b) A card is chosen at random from these 11 cards and then replaced.
A second card is then chosen at random.
Find the probability that exactly one card has the letter N.
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[Total: 4]
2 The probability that Shalini is late for school on any day is .
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(a) Complete the tree diagram for Monday and Tuesday.
Monday Tuesday
Late
........
Late
........
........
Not late
Late
........
........
Not late
........
Not late
[2]
(b) Calculate the probability that Shalini is late on Monday but is not late on Tuesday.
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[Total: 4]
3 The Venn diagram shows the number of students in a group of 50 students who wear glasses (G), who wear
trainers (T) and who have a mobile phone (M).
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G
T
0 2 3
2
19 14
1
M 9
(a) Use set notation to describe the region that contains only one student.
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(b) Find .
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(c) One student is picked at random from the 50 students.
Find the probability that this student wears trainers but does not wear glasses.
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(d) Two students are picked at random from those wearing trainers.
Find the probability that both students have mobile phones.
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[Total: 6]
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The probability that Jane wins a game is .
Jane plays this game 50 times.
Find the number of times she is expected to win the game.
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[Total: 1]
5 Malik goes to a shop every day to buy bread.
On any day, the probability that Malik goes to the shop in the morning is 0.7 .
If he goes in the morning, the probability that there is bread for Malik to buy is 0.95 .
If he goes later, the probability that there is bread for Malik to buy is 0.6 .
Calculate the probability that, on any day, there is bread for Malik to buy.
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[Total: 3]
6 A shop gives each of 1000 people a voucher.
28 people use their voucher.
The shop now gives each of 16 500 people a voucher.
Calculate how many of these 16 500 people are expected to use their voucher.
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[Total: 1]
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7 A bag contains blue, red, yellow and green balls only.
A ball is taken from the bag at random.
The table shows some information about the probabilities.
Colour Blue Red Yellow Green
Probability 0.15 0.2 0.43
(a) Complete the table.
[2]
(b) Abdul takes a ball at random and replaces it in the bag.
He does this 200 times.
Find how many times he expects to take a red ball.
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[Total: 3]
8 The heights, h metres, of the 120 boys in an athletics club are recorded.
The table shows information about the heights of the boys.
Height
(h metres)
Frequency 7 18 30 24 27 14
(a) (i) Write down the modal class.
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(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean height.
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(b) (i) One boy is chosen at random from the club.
Find the probability that this boy has a height greater than 1.8 m.
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(ii) Three boys are chosen at random from the club.
Calculate the probability that one of the boys has a height greater than 1.8 m and the other two
boys each have a height of 1.4 m or less.
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(c) (i) Use the frequency table to complete the cumulative frequency table.
Height
(h metres)
Cumulative
7 25
frequency
[2]
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(ii) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram to show this information.
[3]
(d) Use your diagram to find an estimate for
(i) the median height,
................................................... m [1]
(ii) the 40th percentile.
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[Total: 18]
9 The speed, v km/h, of each of 200 cars passing a building is measured.
The table shows the results.
Speed (v km/h)
Frequency 16 34 62 58 26 4
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(a) Calculate an estimate of the mean.
................................................... km/h [4]
(b) (i) Use the frequency table to complete the cumulative frequency table.
Speed (v km/h)
Cumulative frequency 16 50 196 200
[1]
(ii) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency diagram.
[3]
(iii) Use your diagram to find an estimate of
A the upper quartile,
................................................... km/h [1]
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B the number of cars with a speed greater than 35 km/h.
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(c) Two of the 200 cars are chosen at random.
Find the probability that they both have a speed greater than 50 km/h.
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[Total: 13]
10 Tanya plants some seeds.
The probability that a seed will produce flowers is 0.8 .
When a seed produces flowers, the probability that the flowers are red is 0.6 and the probability that the
flowers are yellow is 0.3 .
(a) Tanya has a seed that produces flowers.
Find the probability that the flowers are not red and not yellow.
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(b) (i) Complete the tree diagram.
[2]
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(ii) Find the probability that a seed chosen at random produces red flowers.
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(iii) Tanya chooses a seed at random.
Find the probability that this seed does not produce red flowers and does not produce yellow
flowers.
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(c) Two of the seeds are chosen at random.
Find the probability that one produces flowers and one does not produce flowers.
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[Total: 11]
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On any Saturday, the probability that Arun plays football is .
On any Saturday, the probability that Bob plays football is .
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(a) (i) Complete the tree diagram.
[2]
(ii) Calculate the probability that, one Saturday, Arun and Bob both play football.
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(iii) Calculate the probability that, one Saturday, either Arun plays football or Bob plays football,
but not both.
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(b) Calculate the probability that Bob plays football for 2 of the next 3 Saturdays.
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(c) When Arun plays football, the probability that he scores the winning goal is .
Calculate the probability that Arun scores the winning goal one Saturday.
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[Total: 12]
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The probability that the school bus is late is .
If the school bus is late, the probability that Seb travels on the bus is .
If the school bus is on time, the probability that Seb travels on the bus is .
Find the probability that Seb travels on the bus.
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[Total: 3]
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The diagram shows five cards.
Two of the cards are taken at random, without replacement.
Find the probability that both cards show an even number.
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[Total: 2]
14 40 children were asked if they have a computer or a phone or both.
The Venn diagram shows the results.
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(a) A child is chosen at random from the children who have a computer.
Write down the probability that this child also has a phone.
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(b) Complete the Venn diagram.
[2]
[Total: 3]
15 The Venn diagram below shows information about the number of gardeners who grow melons (M), potatoes
(P) and carrots (C).
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(a) A gardener is chosen at random from the gardeners who grow melons.
Find the probability that this gardener does not grow carrots.
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(b) Find .
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[Total: 3]
16 The test scores of 14 students are shown below.
21 21 23 26 25 21 22 20 21 23 23 27 24 21
(a) Find the range, mode, median and mean of the test scores.
Range = ...................................................
Mode = ...................................................
Median = ...................................................
Mean = ................................................... [6]
(b) A student is chosen at random.
Find the probability that this student has a test score of more than 24.
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[Total: 7]
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17 Esme has a bag with 5 green counters and 4 red counters.
She takes three counters at random from the bag without replacement.
Work out the probability that the three counters are all the same colour.
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[Total: 4]
18 Ravi has a bag that contains 10 red balls and 8 blue balls.
He takes two balls at random from the bag, without replacement.
Find the probability that one ball is red and one ball is blue.
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[Total: 3]
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19 Talika has a bag that contains 10 red balls and 8 blue balls.
She takes three balls at random from the bag, without replacement.
Calculate the probability that the three balls are the same colour.
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[Total: 4]
20 Sushila has a bag that contains 10 red balls and 8 blue balls.
She takes one ball at random from the bag.
Find the probability that she takes a red ball.
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[Total: 1]
21 A group of 200 people were asked which city they would like to visit next.
The table shows the results.
City London Paris New York Tokyo
Number of people 50 48 56 46
(a) A person from the group is chosen at random.
Write down the probability that this person would like to visit either Paris or Tokyo next.
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(b) Two people are chosen at random from the group of 200.
Find the probability that one person would like to visit London next and the other person would like to
visit New York next.
Give your answer as a percentage.
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[Total: 5]
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The Venn diagram above shows information about the number of students who study Music (M), Drama (D)
and Geography (G).
(a) How many students study Music?
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(b) How many students study exactly two subjects?
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(c) Two students are chosen at random from those who study Drama.
Calculate the probability that they both also study Music.
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(d) In the Venn diagram above, shade . [1]
[Total: 6]
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Bag A contains 3 black balls and 2 white balls.
Bag B contains 1 black ball and 3 white balls.
A ball is taken at random from bag A and its colour is recorded.
This ball is then placed in bag B.
A ball is then taken at random from bag B.
Find the probability that the ball taken from bag B has a different colour to the ball taken from bag A.
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[Total: 3]
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24 A box contains 7 black pens and 8 orange pens only.
Two pens are chosen at random from this box without replacement.
Calculate the probability that at least one orange pen is chosen.
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[Total: 3]
25 Box A and box B each contain blue and green pens only.
Raphael picks a pen at random from box A and Paulo picks a pen at random from box B.
The probability that Raphael picks a blue pen is .
The probability that both Raphael and Paulo pick a blue pen is .
(a) Find the probability that Paulo picks a blue pen.
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(b) Find the probability that both Raphael and Paulo pick a green pen.
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[Total: 5]
26 Hattie has a box of coloured pens.
She takes a pen at random from the box.
The probability that she takes a red pen is 0.4 .
(a) Work out the probability that she does not take a red pen.
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(b) The box contains only blue, red and green pens.
There are 15 blue pens and 15 green pens.
Complete the table.
Colour of pen Blue Red Green
Number of pens 15 15
Probability 0.4
[2]
[Total: 3]
27 Hattie has a box of coloured pens.
She takes a pen at random from the box.
The probability that she takes a red pen is 0.4 .
(a) Work out the probability that she does not take a red pen.
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(b) The box contains only blue, red and green pens.
There are 15 blue pens and 15 green pens.
Complete the table.
Colour of pen Blue Red Green
Number of pens 15 15
Probability 0.4
[2]
[Total: 3]
28 Samira takes part in two charity runs.
The probability that she finishes each run is 0.8 .
First run Second run
0.8 finishes
finishes
0.8
0.2 does not
finish
0.2 0.8 finishes
does not
finish
0.2 does not
finish
Find the probability that Samira finishes at least one run.
Answer ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
29 You may use this Venn diagram to help you answer the questions.
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F S
In a class of 30 students, 25 study French (F), 18 study Spanish (S).
One student does not study French or Spanish.
(a) Find the number of students who study French and Spanish.
Answer(a) ................................................... [2]
(b) One of the 30 students is chosen at random.
Find the probability that this student studies French but not Spanish.
Answer(b) ................................................... [1]
[Total: 3]
30 Paul and Sammy take part in a race.
The probability that Paul wins the race is .
The probability that Sammy wins the race is 26%.
Who is more likely to win the race?
Give a reason for your answer.
Answer .........................................because ............................................................................................ [2]
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[Total: 2]
