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CH 7&8 Vector & Probability

The document contains 8 problems involving probability concepts such as Venn diagrams, counting principles, and experiments with random selection. The problems cover topics like finding the probability of selecting particular items from bags containing different quantities of objects, completing Venn diagrams and probability tables, and calculating probabilities from given information.

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CH 7&8 Vector & Probability

The document contains 8 problems involving probability concepts such as Venn diagrams, counting principles, and experiments with random selection. The problems cover topics like finding the probability of selecting particular items from bags containing different quantities of objects, completing Venn diagrams and probability tables, and calculating probabilities from given information.

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1 The table shows the number of items sold to each of 60 customers in a shop.

Number of items Frequency


sold

0 3

1 6

2 12

3 8

4 14

5 10

6 3

7 4

(a) Find the range.

...................................................... [1]

(b) Calculate the mean.

...................................................... [3]

(c) Find the probability that a customer picked at random buys more than 4 items.

...................................................... [2]

[Total: 6]

2 140 students choose which subjects they want to study.

• 122 students choose biology (B).


• 55 students choose chemistry (C).
• 2 students do not choose biology and do not choose chemistry.
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B C

(a) Complete the Venn diagram.

[2]

(b) One of these students is picked at random.

Find the probability that this student chooses biology and chemistry.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]

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).

G
T
0 2 3
2
19 14

1
M 9

(a) Use set notation to describe the region that contains only one student.

................................................... [1]

(b) Find .

................................................... [1]
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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.

................................................... [1]

(d) Two students are picked at random from those wearing trainers.

Find the probability that both students have mobile phones.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 6]

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E M

............. .......... .............

.............

50 students are asked if they like English (E) and if they like mathematics (M).
3 say they do not like English and do not like mathematics.
33 say they like English.
42 say they like mathematics.

(a) Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

(b) A student is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this student likes English and likes mathematics.

................................................... [1]
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(c) Two students are chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both like mathematics.

................................................... [2]

(d) Two students who like English are chosen at random.

Find the probability that they both also like mathematics.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 7]

5 = {x : x is a natural number 16}

(a) Write down all the square numbers in the universal set, .

................................................... [2]

(b) Write down the six prime numbers in the universal set, .

.......... , .......... , .......... , .......... , .......... , .......... [2]

(c) M = {x : x is a multiple of 3}
F = {x : x is a factor of 15}
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(i) Complete the Venn diagram to show the elements of these sets.

[2]

(ii) Write down all the odd numbers that are not in set M and not in set F.

................................................... [1]

(iii) Find .

................................................... [1]

(iv) A number is chosen at random from the universal set, .

Find the probability that this number is in set F.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 9]

6 A bag contains 3 green balls, 4 red balls and 1 blue ball only.
Matt takes a ball from the bag at random.

Some probabilities are marked on the probability scale.

Write down the letter that shows the probability that


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(a) Matt takes a red ball,

................................................... [1]

(b) Matt does not take a blue ball.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

7 Rui has a bag containing 5 black pens, 8 red pens and 3 blue pens only.
He takes a pen out of the bag at random.

Draw an arrow (↓) on the probability scale to show the probability that Rui takes

(a) a red pen,

[1]

(b) a red pen or a blue pen.

[1]

[Total: 2]

8 A bag contains brown balls, white balls, black balls and purple balls only.
A ball is taken from this bag at random.

Colour Brown White Black Purple

Probability 0.46 0.22 0.14

(a) Complete the table.

[2]
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(b) Which colour is the most likely to be taken?

................................................... [1]

(c) There are 50 balls in this bag.

Work out the number of black balls.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 4]

9 Mario tests new cars.


The probability that a car is faulty is 0.04 .

(a) Find the probability that a car is not faulty.

...................................................... [1]

(b) In one week Mario tests 850 cars.

Find the number of cars that are expected to be faulty.

...................................................... [2]

[Total: 3]

10 A 4-sided spinner is numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4.


The table shows the probability of the spinner landing on 1, 2 and 4.

Number 1 2 3 4

Probability 0.27 0.18 0.32

Complete the table.

[2]
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[Total: 2]

11 20 students choose their favourite science subject.


The results are shown in the bar chart.

12

10

8
Frequency
6

0
Biology Chemistry Physics

(a) Work out how many more students choose biology than physics.

................................................... [1]

(b) Write down the fraction of students whose favourite science subject is chemistry.

................................................... [1]

(c) One of the 20 students is picked at random.

Write down the probability that this student did not choose biology.

................................................... [2]

(d) Only one of the averages, median, mode and mean can be found for these results.

(i) Write down the average that can be found.

................................................... [1]

(ii) Find this average for these results.

................................................... [1]

(iii) Explain why the range cannot be found.

...................................................................................................................................... [1]
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[Total: 7]

12 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.

................................................... [1]

(b) (i) Complete the tree diagram.

[2]
(ii) Find the probability that a seed chosen at random produces red flowers.

................................................... [2]
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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.

................................................... [3]

(c) Two of the seeds are chosen at random.

Find the probability that one produces flowers and one does not produce flowers.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 11]

13 Kim has a 6-sided spinner numbered 1 to 6.


She spins it 63 times and her scores are shown in the table.

Score on spinner 1 2 3 4 5 6

Frequency 12 7 15 11 8 10

(a) Find the relative frequency of scoring a 5 with this spinner.

................................................... [1]
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(b) Work out the mean score.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 4]

14 The table shows the relative frequency of the games won by a football team.

Result of game won lost drawn

Relative frequency 0.1

The number of games lost is twice the number of games drawn.

Complete the table.

[3]

[Total: 3]

15 The diagram shows four shapes A, B, C and D and a point P on a 1 cm2 grid.
12

(a) Find

(i) the perimeter of shape A,

................................................... cm [1]

(ii) the area of shape A.

................................................... cm2 [1]

(b) (i) Write down the co-ordinates of point P.

( .............................. , .............................. ) [1]


(ii) Find the co-ordinates of the image of point P when
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A P is reflected in the y-axis,

( .............................. , .............................. ) [1]


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B P is reflected in the line y = 6.

( .............................. , .............................. ) [2]

(iii) Find the vector that translates point P to the point (49, −12).

[2]

(c) Describe fully the single transformation that maps

(i) shape A onto shape B,

................................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................ [3]

(ii) shape C onto shape D.

................................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................ [3]

[Total: 14]

16 A has coordinates (−2, 7), B has coordinates (1, −5) and C has coordinates (5, 4).

(a) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the line AB.

( .............................. , .............................. ) [2]

(b) Find .

= [2]

(c) Find .

................................................... [2]
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(d) Find the equation of the line AB.


Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [3]

(e) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to AB that passes through C.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 12]

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(a) Find 3a – 2b.

[2]

(b) Find .

................................................... [2]
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(c)

Write down two simultaneous equations and solve them to find the value of m and the value of n.
Show all your working.

m = ...................................................

n = ................................................... [5]

[Total: 9]

18 (a) Find the column vector .

= [1]

(b) Find .

= ...................................................
[2]

(c) B is the mid-point of the line AC.

Find the co-ordinates of C.

( .............................. , .............................. ) [2]


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(d) Find the equation of the straight line that passes through A and B.

................................................... [3]

(e) The straight line that passes through A and B cuts the y-axis at D.

Write down the co-ordinates of D.

( .............................. , .............................. ) [1]

[Total: 9]

19 The diagram shows a line AB on a 1 cm2 grid.

(a) Write down the coordinates of point A.

( .................... , .................... ) [1]

(b) Write down the vector .

[1]
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(c)

Mark point C on the grid. [1]

(d) (i) Work out .

[1]
(ii) Complete this statement.

[1]

(e) A, B and C are three vertices of a parallelogram, ABCD.

(i) Mark point D on the diagram and draw the parallelogram ABCD. [1]

(ii) Work out the area of the parallelogram.


Give the units of your answer.

.............................. .................... [2]

[Total: 8]
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20

Points A, B and C are shown on the grid.

(a) Write down the coordinates of point C.

( .............................. , .............................. ) [1]

(b) On the grid, plot point D so that ABCD is a parallelogram. [1]

(c) On the grid, plot point E so that . [2]

[Total: 4]
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21

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.

..................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................. [3]

[Total: 3]
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22
y

8
T
7

3
P
2

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 x

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle T onto triangle P.

....................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

23 (a) Draw the image of triangle T after a reflection in the line y = x. [2]

(b) Draw the image of triangle T after a translation by the vector . [2]

(c) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle T onto triangle A.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]
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24
y
6
5
4
3
A
2
1
B
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.

....................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

25 (a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps

(i) triangle A onto triangle B,

.............................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(ii) triangle A onto triangle C.

.............................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) Draw the image of triangle A after a translation by the vector . [2]

[Total: 8]

26 (a)
Translate shape T by the vector .

Label the image A.


[2]
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(b) Rotate shape T about the point (5, 3) through 180°.


Label the image B.
[2]

(c) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape A onto shape B.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]

27 (a) On the grid, draw the image of

(i) triangle A after a translation by the vector , [2]

(ii) triangle A after a reflection in the line y = x. [2]

(b) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]

28 (a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps

(i) triangle A onto triangle B,

................................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................ [2]

(ii) triangle A onto triangle C.

................................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................ [3]

(b) On the grid, draw the image of

(i) triangle A after an enlargement, scale factor , centre (3, 0), [2]

(ii) triangle A after a translation by the vector . [2]

[Total: 9]

29 (a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps


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(i) flag A onto flag B,

.............................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(ii) flag A onto flag C,

.............................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(iii) flag A onto flag D.

.............................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) Draw the reflection of flag A in the line y = −1. [2]

[Total: 10]

30 O is the origin, and .

Find the position vector of B, in terms of x and y, in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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31
B

NOT TO
SCALE
b K
L

O a A

The diagram shows a triangle OAB and a parallelogram OALK.


The position vector of A is a and the position vector of B is b.
K is a point on AB so that AK : KB = 1 : 2.

Find the position vector of L, in terms of a and b.


Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]

32 The magnitude of the vector is 29.

Find the value of k.

k = ................................................... [3]
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[Total: 3]

33

O is the origin and OPQR is a parallelogram.


SOP is a straight line with SO = OP.
TRQ is a straight line with TR = RQ.
STV is a straight line and ST : TV = 2 : 1.
and .

(a) Find, in terms of a and b, in its simplest form,

(i) the position vector of T,

................................................... [2]

(ii) .

= ................................................... [1]

(b) Show that PT is parallel to RV.

[2]
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[Total: 5]

34

In the diagram, O is the origin, OT = 2TD and M is the midpoint of TC.


and .

Find the position vector of M.


Give your answer in terms of c and d in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

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O is the origin, , and .


and .
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Find, in terms of p and q, in its simplest form

(a) ,

................................................... [2]

(b) the position vector of M.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

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