Probability Diagrams & Multiple Events (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE International Maths: Core): Exam Questions

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A bag contains 13 red beads and 7 blue beads.
Two beads are taken out of the bag at random.

Complete the tree diagram.

Probability tree diagram for bead selection. Bead 1: 13/20 red, remaining blue. Bead 2: outcomes are red, blue, red, blue with no probabilities given.

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On any day the probability that it rains is 1 third.

When it rains the probability that Amira goes fishing is 3 over 5.

When it does not rain the probability that Amira goes fishing is 3 over 4.

Complete the tree diagram.

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The Venn diagram shows information about the number of students in a class who like apples (A) and bananas (B).

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One of the students is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this student does not like apples and does not like bananas.

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A bag contains 30 pieces of fruit.
There are 16 grapes and 14 cherries.

Fumi takes one piece of fruit at random from the bag and eats it.

Find the probability that she takes a grape.

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Fumi takes a second piece of fruit at random from the bag.

Complete the tree diagram.

Tree diagram showing fruit combinations: First fruit choices are grape or cherry; second fruit choices follow with grape or cherry.
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Work out the probability that Fumi takes 2 cherries.

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The table gives some information about the numbers of visitors at a leisure centre one day.

 

Adult

Child

Total

Male

 

144

240

Female

129

 

260

Total

225

275

500

i) Complete the table.

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ii) Work out how many more child visitors than adult visitors there are.

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iii) Write down the fraction of visitors that are adults. Give your answer in its lowest terms.

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iv) Write the ratio number of males : number of females. Give your answer in its simplest form.

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v) One of these visitors is selected at random. Find the probability that this visitor is a male child.

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calligraphic E = {x : x is a positive integer less than 20}
A = {x : x is an even number}
B = {x : x is a multiple of 3}

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One of these 19 numbers is picked at random.

Work out the probability that this number is

i) not in set A and not in set B,

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ii) in A union B

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A bag contains 15 red beads and 10 yellow beads.
Ariana picks a bead at random, records its colour and replaces it in the bag.
She then picks another bead at random.

Find the probability that she picks two red beads.

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Find the probability that she does not pick two red beads.

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The numbers from 1 to 14 are shown in the Venn diagram.

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i) List the members of the set A intersection B

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ii) List the members of the set B ʹ 

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A number is picked at random from the numbers in the Venn diagram.

Find the probability that this number is in set Abut is not in set B.

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On any Saturday, the probability that Arun plays football is 3 over 4.

On any Saturday, the probability that Bob plays football is 2 over 5.

Complete the tree diagram.

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Calculate the probability that, one Saturday, Arun and Bob both play football.

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Calculate the probability that, one Saturday, either Arun plays football or Bob plays football, but not both.

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calligraphic E = {x : x is a natural number less-than or slanted equal to15}

F = {x : x is a factor of 12}

O = {x : x is an odd number}

i) Complete the Venn diagram to show the elements of these sets.

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ii) A number is chosen at random from calligraphic E.

Work out the probability that this number is in set O.

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calligraphic E = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14}
F = {x: x is a factor of 14}
P = {x: x is a prime number less than 14}

i) Write down the elements in set F.

F = { ................................................ } [2]

ii) Write down the elements in set P.

P = { ................................................ } [2]

Venn diagram with two overlapping circles labelled F and P, enclosed in a rectangle marked 𝒞 at the top left corner.

iii) Complete the Venn diagram.

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 iv) A number is chosen at random from the universal set calligraphic E.

Write down the probability that the number is in the set  F space union P .

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The 262 students at a college each study one of the languages shown in the table.

 

French

German

Spanish

Italian

Japanese

Total

Boys

27

 

48

19

 

123

Girls

 

32

54

 

12

 

Total

 

53

 

30

 

262

Complete the table.

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Find the probability that

i) a girl, chosen at random, studies Spanish,

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ii)a boy, chosen at random, studies French or Italian,

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iii)a student, chosen at random, does not study German.

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