Statistics and probability: Chance
Chapter 13: Probability
Test B
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FLUENCY
Mark
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Describe these events as either:
impossible,
likely,
or not likely.
a
b
c
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3
You roll a die and the number 8 comes up.
You will be tested for your driver's licence at some stage.
You will have no take-away food for a week.
A die is rolled 50 times with the number 3 coming up 15 times. Find the relative frequency
of:
a
obtaining a 3 (as a percentage)
b
not obtaining a 3 (as a percentage).
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The estimated probability for getting a Heads when a coin is tossed is:
A 0
B 1
1
C
4
1
D
3
1
E
2
1
4
A 4-sector spinner was spun 10 times and the results noted as shown below.
3, 4, 3, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1
a
Organise the data into a frequency table.
6
5
b
Find the relative frequency of each outcome.
c
What is the total of all the relative frequencies?
The sample space when rolling a die is:
A {2, 4, 6}
B {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
C {3, 6, 9}
D {4, 8, 12}
E {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
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Test B
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A standard packet of 52 playing cards has 4 suits of 13 cards each. The 4 suits are hearts,
clubs, diamonds and spades. The cards in each suit are labelled 2 to 10, and then jack,
queen, king and ace. A card is drawn at random (and is replaced each time).
What is the probability of getting:
a
a 3?
b
a queen?
c
an odd number (an ace is taken as one)?
d
a jack of diamonds?
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7
A standard die is rolled. Find the probability of getting:
a
a6
b
2 or 6
c
an even number
d
a number less than 4
e
a multiple of 3.
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The tree diagram below shows the event of tossing a coin then spinning a 4 sector spinner.
Test B
1
The outcomes are:
A H123456
B HHHH1234
C 1234
D H1 H2 H3 H4 T1 T2 T3 T4
E HT
9
Draw a Venn diagram to represent the relationship between the following sets. Show the
position of all the elements in the Venn diagram.
ξ = {p: p is a positive integer less than 12}
F = {factors of 12}
E = {even numbers}
M = {multiples of 10}
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10
Use the diagram in question 9 to list the elements in the following sets.
a
E′
M E
b
FE
c
(M  E)  F
d
e
If a positive integer less than 12 is selected at random, what is the probability that it is
not a factor of 12, an even number or a multiple of 10?
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UNDERSTANDING
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If you rolled a die 80 times and the relative frequency of obtaining the number 3 was 0.2,
how many times would the number 3 have come up?
2
2
3
for a cookbook,
for an art
5
10
6
The probability of randomly choosing a type of book is
1
for a cartoon book. If there is a selection of 30 books, how many were
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originally:
a
cookbooks
b
art books
c
cartoon books ?
book and
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Beth chooses a marble from a bag containing 1 red and 2 blue marbles. The colour is noted,
it is replaced and a 2nd marble is selected. Draw a tree diagram or a two-way table to find
the probability of drawing:
a
a red then a blue marble
b
two blue marbles
c
no blue marbles
d
at least one blue marble.
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Mary is pregnant with her first child. There is equal chance of the child being a boy or girl.
The child’s eye colour will be either blue, brown or hazel (each colour is equally probable).
What is the probability that her child will be:
a
a blue-eyed boy?
b
not be hazel-eyed?
c
have brown eyes?
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15
The spinner is spun and a coin is tossed.
2
a
b
2
3
1
4
Draw a two-way table to show all the possible outcomes.
What is the probability of obtaining a heads and a number greater than 3?
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Chapter 13: Probability
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REASONING
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Gabby is looking for someone to study French with. She wants to find a class member who
lives near her home and studies French. The form teacher tells her that the relative frequency
of French students in the class is 0.5 and the relative frequency of class members who live
near Gabby is 0.8. Gabby believes her teacher has made an error as these two relative
frequencies add to greater than 1. Is Gabby correct? Explain your answer.
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Tess and Dane are playing a game with a 100-sided die. Dane gets one point if he rolls an
odd number greater than 50, while Tess gets three points if she rolls a number divisible by
10. Is the game a fair one? Explain your answer.
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In a class of 29 students all students study either piano or guitar or both. If 20 study piano
and 12 study both, how many students study only guitar?
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PROBLEM SOLVING
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Mary is pregnant with her first child. There is equal chance of the child being either a boy
or girl. The child’s eye colour will be either blue, brown or hazel (each colour is equally
probable). What is the probability that the child will be female with blue or hazel eyes?
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Two people are to be selected from a group of 12 to participate in a quiz show. Adam and
Tamsin are amongst the 12 people. What is the probability that Adam and Tamsin will be
the two students selected.
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