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Probability Homework

The document contains a set of probability homework questions involving counters, a spinner, socks, and balls. Each question requires calculations to determine probabilities and estimates based on given scenarios. The total marks for each question are specified, indicating the weight of each problem.

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Probability Homework

The document contains a set of probability homework questions involving counters, a spinner, socks, and balls. Each question requires calculations to determine probabilities and estimates based on given scenarios. The total marks for each question are specified, indicating the weight of each problem.

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Probability Homework Questions

Q1.

There are only red counters, yellow counters, blue counters and green counters in a bag.
Olu takes at random a counter from the bag.

The table shows each of the probabilities.

The probability that Olu will take a blue counter is twice the probability that he will take a green counter.

(a) Work out the value of x.

...........................................................
(3)

Olu takes a counter from the bag.


He writes down the colour of the counter.
He puts the counter back in the bag.

Olu does this 50 times.

(b) Work out an estimate for the number of times that Olu takes a red counter from the bag.

...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)


Q2.

Louise makes a spinner.

The spinner can land on green or on red.


The probability that the spinner will land on green is 0.7

Louise spins the spinner twice.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)

(b) Work out the probability that the spinner lands on two different colours.

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)


Q3.

There are 10 socks in a drawer.

7 of the socks are brown.


3 of the socks are grey.

Bevan takes at random two socks from the drawer at the same time.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.


(2)

(b) Work out the probability that Bevan takes two socks of the same colour.

......................
(3)
(Total for Question is 5 marks)
Q4.

There are only n red balls and (n + 1) blue balls in a bag.

Shamsa takes at random 2 balls from the bag.

Show that the probability that both balls are the same colour is

(Total for question = 4 marks)

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