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1: A12 spinner has 1 orange section and 4 pink sections (all equal).
It is spun twice.
Use this tree diagram to answer the following:
1
5 orange
1
5 orange
4
5
pink
1
5 orange
4
5 pink
4
5
pink

a) What is the probability of getting orange twice?

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b) What is the probability of not getting orange twice?

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c) What is the probability of getting the same colour twice?

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d) What is the probability of getting different colours?

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2: The
2 probability of a biased coin landing Heads up is 0.9.
It is tossed twice.
Complete this tree diagram and hence answer the following:

Heads
Heads
Tails

Heads
Tails
Tails

a) What is the probability of getting Tails twice?

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b) What is the probability of not getting Tails twice?

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c) What is the probability of getting the same result twice?

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d) What is the probability of getting Heads exactly once?

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3: The
2 probability of a certain type of TV being faulty is 0.29.
Two TVs are selected at random.
Complete this tree diagram and hence answer the following:

faulty
faulty

working

a) What is the probability of getting two faulty TVs?

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b) What is the probability of not getting two faulty TVs?

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c) What is the probability of getting exactly one faulty TV?

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d) What is the probability of not getting exactly one faulty TV?

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4: One
2 drawer contains 2 blue socks and 7 purple socks.
A second drawer contains 3 blue socks and 2 purple socks.
A sock is chosen at random from each drawer.
Use this tree diagram to answer the following:
3
5 blue
2
9 blue
2
5
purple
3
5 blue
7
9 purple
2
5
purple

a) What is the probability of getting two blue socks?

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b) What is the probability of getting purple at least once?

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c) What is the probability of getting two socks of different colours?

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d) What is the probability of getting two socks of the same colour?

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5: One
2 spinner has 5 black sections and 5 red sections (all equal).
Another spinner has 1 black section and 5 red sections (all equal).
Complete this tree diagram and hence answer the following:

black
black
red

black
red
red

a) What is the probability of getting red twice?

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b) What is the probability of getting black at least once?

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c) What is the probability of getting the same colour twice?

____________________
d) What is the probability of getting different colours?

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6: One
2 box contains 2 white balls and 6 yellow balls.
A second box contains 2 white balls and 5 yellow balls.
A ball is chosen at random from each box.
Complete this tree diagram and hence answer the following:

white
white

yellow

a) What is the probability of getting two yellow balls?

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b) What is the probability of getting white at least once?

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c) What is the probability of getting two balls of different colours?

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d) What is the probability of getting two balls of the same colour?

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1: 2
1
5 orange
1
5 orange
4
5
pink
1
5 orange
4
5 pink
4
5
pink

a) p(getting orange twice) = 15 × 15 = 251

b) p(not getting orange twice) = 1 − 15 × 15 = 24
25

c) p(getting the same colour twice) = 15 × 15 + 45 × 45 = 17

25

d) p(getting different colours) = 15 × 45 + 45 × 15 = 258

1
2: 2

0.9 Heads
0.9 Heads
0.1 Tails

0.9 Heads
0.1 Tails
0.1 Tails

a) p(getting Tails twice) = 0.1 × 0.1 = 0.01

b) p(not getting Tails twice) = 1 − 0.1 × 0.1 = 0.99
c) p(getting the same result twice) = 0.9 × 0.9 + 0.1 × 0.1 = 0.82
d) p(getting Heads exactly once) = 0.9 × 0.1 + 0.1 × 0.9 = 0.18

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3: 2

0.29 faulty
0.29 faulty
0.71 working

0.29 faulty
0.71 working
0.71 working

a) p(getting two faulty TVs) = 0.29 × 0.29 = 0.0841

b) p(not getting two faulty TVs) = 1 − 0.29 × 0.29 = 0.9159
c) p(getting exactly one faulty TV) = 0.29 × 0.71 + 0.71 × 0.29 = 0.4118
d) p(not getting exactly one faulty TV) = 0.29 × 0.29 + 0.71 × 0.71 = 0.5882
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4: 2
3
5 blue
2
9 blue
2
5
purple
3
5 blue
7
9 purple
2
5
purple

a) p(getting two blue socks) = 29 × 35 = 456 = 152

b) p(getting purple at least once) = 1 − 29 × 35 = 39 13
45 = 15

c) p(getting two socks of different colours) = 29 × 25 + 79 × 35 = 25 5

45 = 9

d) p(getting two socks of the same colour) = 29 × 35 + 79 × 25 = 20 4

45 = 9

1
5: 2
1
6 black
5
10 black
5
6
red
1
6 black
5
10 red
5
6
red

a) p(getting red twice) = 105 × 56 = 25 5

60 = 12

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 b) p(getting black at least once) = 1 − 5
10 × 56 = 35 7
60 = 12

c) p(getting the same colour twice) = 105 × 16 + 5

10 × 56 = 30 1
60 = 2

d) p(getting different colours) = 105 × 56 + 5

10 × 16 = 30 1
60 = 2

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6: 2
2
7 white
2
8 white
5
7
yellow
2
7 white
6
8 yellow
5
7
yellow

a) p(getting two yellow balls) = 68 × 57 = 30 15

56 = 28

b) p(getting white at least once) = 1 − 68 × 57 = 26 13

56 = 28

c) p(getting two balls of different colours) = 28 × 57 + 68 × 27 = 22 11

56 = 28

d) p(getting two balls of the same colour) = 28 × 27 + 68 × 57 = 34 17

56 = 28

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