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Probabilit

Worksheet on
y
Probability
1. (a) One letter from the name ALEAYNDRZA is chosen at random.
What is the probability that it is the letter A?
(b) The probability that it will rain in the city of Alexandria tomorrow is 0.01,
What is the probability that it will not rain in Alexandria tomorrow?

2. In summer the probability of a wet day is 0.25.


On a wet day, the probability of wind is 0.2.
On a dry day, the probability of wind is 0.4.
You may assume that the weather each day is independent of the weather the day before.
(a) Copy and complete the tree diagram below.
0.2 wind
wet
0.25
no wind

0.4 wind
dry
no wind

(b) When it is wet and windy, concerts have to be postponed until the next day.
Find the probability that Monday's concert
(i) has to be postponed,
(ii) takes place on Tuesday.

(c) Sailing boats can only sail on a windy day.


Find .the probability that they cannot sail on Monday.
(d) On a dry day with no wind, the probability that the temperature is more than 30 °C is 0.9.
On a wet or windy day this will not happen.

Find
(i) the probability that the temperature is more than 30 °C on Monday,
(ii) the probability that on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the temperature is more
than 30 °C.

3. Give your answers to this question as fractions.

1010 1111 1212 13


13 14
14 15
15 16
16 17
17 18
18
Nine cards are numbered as shown.
One card is chosen at random.
Find the probability that the number on the card is
(a) even,
(b) prime,

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Answers 1)a) 3/10 2) b) i) 0.05 2) d) I) 0.405 3) a) 5/9


b) 0.99 ii) 0.0475 ii) 0.066 b) 1/3
c) 0.65
(c) not a multiple of 6.

4. Doctors use a test to find who has a certain illness.

The probability of a positive test result is 0.20.

However 15% of those with positive test results do not have the illness;
5% of those with negative test results do have the illness.
(This means that these people are given an incorrect test result.)

(a) Copy and complete the tree diagram below.

has the illness


Positive
test result
does not has the illness

has the illness


Negative
test result
does not has the illness

(b) Find the probability that a person chosen at random


(i) has a positive test result and has the illness,
(ii) has the illness,
(iii) is given an incorrect test result.

(c) In a certain town, 10 000 people, chosen at random, are given this test.
Estimate how many of these people will
(i) be told they have the illness,
(ii) actually have the illness.

5.

A B
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Answers 3) c) 7/9 4) b) i) 0.17 4) c) I) 2000 people


ii) 0.21 ii) 2100 people
iii) 0.07
Bag A contains 6 white beads and 3 black beads.
Bag B contains 6 white beads and 4 black beads.
One bead is chosen at random from each bag.
Find the probability that

(i) both beads are black,


(ii) at least one of the two beads is white.

The beads are not replaced.


A second bead is chosen at random from each bag.

Find the probability that


(iii) all four beads are white,
(iv) the beads are not all the same colour.

6. There are 2 sets of road signals on the direct 12 kilometre route from Acity to Beetown.
The signals say either “GO” or “STOP”.
The probabilities that the signals are “GO” when a car arrives are shown in the tree diagram.

(a) Copy and complete the tree diagram for a car driver travelling along this route.

1st signal 2nd signal

0.65 GO

0.4 GO
STOP

0.45 GO
STOP
STOP

(b) Find the probability that a car driver


(i) finds both signals are “GO”,
(ii) finds exactly one of the two signals is “GO”,
(iii) does not find two “STOP” signals.

(c) With no stops, Damon completes the 12 kilometre journey at an average speed
of 40 kilometres per hour.
(i) Find the time taken in minutes for this journey.
(ii) When Damon has to stop at a signal it adds 3 minutes to this journey time.

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Answers 5) i) 2/15 5) iv) 17/20 6) b) I) 0.26 6) c) I) 18 minutes 6) d) I) 22.5


ii) 13/15 ii) 0.41 ii) 30 km/hr ii) 0.33
iii) 5/36 iii) 0.67
Calculate his average speed, in kilometres per hour, if he stops at both road signals.

(d) Elsa takes a different route from Acity to Beetown.


This route is 15 kilometres and there are no road signals.
Elsa’s average speed for this journey is 40 kilometres per hour.
Find
(i) the time taken in minutes for this journey,
(ii) the probability that Damon takes more time than this on his 12 kilometre journey.

7. Aminata has a bag containing 35 beads.


The beads are either blue, yellow or red.
One bead is chosen at random.
2 3
The probability of choosing a blue bead is and the probability of choosing a yellow bead is .
7 5
Calculate
(a) the number of blue beads in the bag,
(b) the probability of choosing a red bead.

8. A gardener plants seeds from a packet of 25 seeds.


14 of the seeds will give red flowers and 11 will give yellow flowers.
The gardener chooses two seeds at random.
(a) Write the missing probabilities on the tree diagram below.

First seed Second seed

13
24 Red
14
25 Red
Yellow

Red
11
25 Yellow
Yellow

(b) What is the probability that the gardener chooses two seeds which will give

(i) two red flowers,


(ii) two flowers of a different colour?

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Answers
6) d) I) 22.5 7) a) 10 blue 8) b) I) 91/300
ii) 0.33 b) 4/35 ii) 77/150

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