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The document consists of multiple probability worksheets covering basic probability, mutually exclusive events, independent events, possibility diagrams, and tree diagrams. It includes various problems related to drawing cards, selecting students, rolling dice, and selecting items from bags, requiring calculations of probabilities for different scenarios. Each worksheet presents a series of questions that challenge the reader to apply probability concepts and formulas.

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Probaibility Worksheet1

The document consists of multiple probability worksheets covering basic probability, mutually exclusive events, independent events, possibility diagrams, and tree diagrams. It includes various problems related to drawing cards, selecting students, rolling dice, and selecting items from bags, requiring calculations of probabilities for different scenarios. Each worksheet presents a series of questions that challenge the reader to apply probability concepts and formulas.

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Probability Worksheet 1 (Basic)

1. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 playing cards (well-shuffled so


that the drawing is random).
a) What is the total number of possible outcomes of this
experiment?
b) How many of these outcomes have the occurrence of
i) a black card ii) a red ace
iii) a diamond iv) a card with no diamond
Write down the probability of each event

2. In a class of 30 students, 12 are girls and two of them are short-


sighted. Among the 18 boys, 6 are short-sighted. If a student is
selected at random, what is the probability that the student chosen
will be
a) a girl b) short-sighted
c) a short-sighted boy

3. A two-digit number is written down at random. Find the probability


that the number will be
a) smaller than 20 b) even c) a multiple of 5

4. A bag contains 15 balls of which x are red. Write an expression for


the probability that a ball drawn at random from the bag is red.
When 5 more red balls are added to the bag, the probability
becomes ¾. Find the value of x.
Probability Worksheet 2
(Mutually Exclusive Events)
1. The probability of three teams, L, M and N, winning a football
competition are , and respectively. Calculate the probability
that
a) either L or M wins b) neither L or N wins

2. A card is drawn at random from an ordinary pack of 52 playing


cards. Find the probability that the card is
a) an ace or king, b) a heart or diamond
c) neither a king nor a queen

3. A bag contains 7 red, 5 green and 3 blue counters. A counter is


selected at random from the bag. Find the probability of selecting
a) a red counter b) a green counter
c) either a red or green counter
d) neither a red or green counter

4. The letter of the word "MUTUALY" and the word "EXCLUSIVE" are
written on the individual cards and the cards are put into a box. A
card is picked at random. What is the probability of picking
a) the letter 'U' b) the letter 'E'
c) the letter 'U' or 'E' d) a consonant
e) the letter 'U' or a consonant
f) the letter 'U' or 'E' or 'L' ?
Worksheet 3 (Independent events)
1. Two cards are drawn one after another without replacement from a
pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of drawing
a) a king followed by a queen,
b) a king followed by a queen of the same suit.

2. A bag contains 6 yellow marbles and 3 green marbles. Find the


probability of drawing in succession 2 yellow marbles when
a) the first marble is replaced into the bag
b) the first marble is not replaced into the bag

3. A man throws a die and a coin. Find the probability that he will get
a) the number 3 followed by a head
b) an even number followed by a tail

4. In an experiment consisting of throwing a die followed by drawing a


card from a pack of playing cards, find the probability of obtaining
a) an odd number on the die and a card which is an ace
b) a six on the die and a picture card
c) a six on the die and a club

5. Peter has five pairs of socks, one black, one green, one blue and
two white. He has three pairs of shoes, one brown, one white and
one black. He selects a pair of socks and a pair of shoes at random.
Find the probability that Peter has selected
a) a pair of socks that is not green
b) a pair of white socks and a pair of black shoes
c) a pair of socks and a pair of shoes of the same colour
Worksheet 4 (Possibility Diagrams)
1. Two dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the sum of the resulting
numbers is
a) odd b) even c) a prime number
d) a multiple of 4 e) at least a 7

2. A box contains three cards bearing the numbers 1,2 and 3. A second box contains
four cards bearing the numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5. A card is chosen at random from
each box.
a) Display all the possible outcomes of the experiment using a possibility
diagram.
b) With the help of the possibility diagram, calculate the probability that
i) the card bears the same number
ii) the numbers on the cards are different
iii) the larger of the two numbers on the card is 3
iv) the sum of the two numbers on the cards is less than 7
v) the product of the two numbers on the cards is at least 8
Worksheet 5 (Tree Diagrams)
1. Twelve pupils in a group study either Chemistry or History but not both. 7 of them
study Chemistry and 5 study History.
a) A pupil is selected at random from the group. Write down the probability that
the pupil studies Chemistry.
b) If two pupils are chosen at random from the group on another occasion, find
the probability that
i) they both study History
ii) they study the same subject
iii) the first pupil studies Chemistry and the second pupil studies
History
iv) they study different subjects

2. A box contains a large number of sweets, identical except for the colours. One
quarter of the sweets are green and two thirds are red, The remainder of the
sweets are yellow.
a) A sweet is taken at random from the box.
i) Explain why the probability of picking a yellow sweet is 1/12
ii) Find the probability of obtaining a sweet that is not green.
b) Two sweets are taken at random from the box.
i) Draw a probability tree to show the possible outcomes and their
probabilities
ii) Find the probability that
a) both sweets picked are red
b) one sweet picked is yellow and the other is red
c) at least one sweet taken is red
d) neither sweets taken is green

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