Name ________________________________________________________

1.

Andy travels to work by bus on two days.

The probability that the bus is late on any day is 0.6

(a)Complete the tree diagram to show the possible outcomes for the two days

B us
la te
B us
la te
0 .6
B us
n o t la te

B us
la te
B us
n o t la te

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(b)

(i)

B us
n o t la te
What is the probability that the bus is not late on both days?
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(ii)

What is the probability that the bus is late on at least one of the two
days?
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2. There are two parts to a driving test.

The first part is a theory test.
You must pass the theory test before you take the practical test.
Rob takes his driving test.
The probability that he passes the theory test is 0.8
The probability that he passes the practical test is 0.6
(a)

The tree diagram shows the possible outcomes.

Fill in the missing probabilities.

T h eo ry T est

P ra c tic a l T e s t
P ass

0 .8

P ass

F a il
F a il
(b)

(i)

(2)

Calculate the probability that Rob passes both parts of the driving test.
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(ii)

Calculate the probability that he fails the driving test.

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If you pass the theory test but fail the practical test, you only have to take the
practical test again. The probability of passing the practical test on the second
attempt is 0.1 greater than passing on the first attempt.
(c)

What is the probability that Rob passes the theory test at the first attempt and
the practical test at the second attempt?
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3.

(3)

James plants some sunflower seeds.

He plants two seeds in each pot.
The probability that a seed grows is

4
5

The probability tree diagram shows the outcomes for the two seeds in a pot.
(a)

Complete the probability tree diagram.

F ir s t s e e d

S econ d seed
.........

4
5

.........

G ro w

G ro w
.........

.........

N o t g ro w
G ro w

N o t g ro w

.........

N o t g ro w

(2)
(b)

(i)

What is the probability that both seeds grow?

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(ii)

What is the probability that at least one seed grows?

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4.

A primary school teacher plants some sunflower seeds.

She plants two seeds in each pot.
The probability that a seed grows is

4
5

The probability tree diagram shows the outcomes for the two seeds in a pot.
(a)

Complete the probability tree diagram.

F ir s t s e e d

S econ d seed
.........

4
5

.........

G ro w

G ro w
.........

.........

N o t g ro w
G ro w

N o t g ro w

.........

N o t g ro w

(2)
(b)

(i)

What is the probability that both seeds grow?

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(ii)

What is the probability that at least one seed grows?

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(c)

There are 25 children in the class.

Each child takes home one pot planted with two seeds.
The teacher plants some extra pots in case neither seed grows in some of the
childrens pots.
How many extra pots should the teacher plant?
Your answer should refer to probabilities you have calculated.

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5.

A bag contains 20 coins.

There are 6 gold coins and the rest are silver.
A coin is taken at random from the bag.
The type of coin is recorded and the coin is then returned to the bag.
A second coin is then taken at random from the bag.
(a)

The tree diagram shows all the ways in which two coins can be taken from the
bag.
Write the probabilities on the diagram.
F ir s t c o in

S e c o n d c o in
G o ld
G o ld
S ilv e r
G o ld
S ilv e r
S ilv e r

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(b)

Use your tree diagram to calculate the probability that one coin is gold and one
coin is silver.
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6.

A weather forecast says

The probability that it will rain on Monday is 0.6
The probability that it will rain on Tuesday is 0.8
(a)

Complete the tree diagram showing the possible outcomes

M onday

T u e sd a y
0 .8

ra in

ra in
0 .6

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not
ra in

......

ra in

......

not
ra in

not
ra in

(1)
(b)

Calculate the probability that it rains on just one of the two days.
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7.

The diagram shows a spinner.

When the arrow is spun the probability of scoring 2 is 0.3

The arrow is spun twice and the scores are added.

(a)

Complete the tree diagram.

F irs t s p in

S e c o n d s p in

0 .3

2
0 .3
3
2

(1)
(b)

What is the probability that the total score is 4?

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8.

Danny has a biased coin.

The probability that the coin lands heads is

2
.
3

Danny throws the coin twice.

(a)

Fill in the probabilities on the tree diagram.

F ir s t t h r o w

S e c o n d th r o w

...............

H ead

H ead
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T a il

H ead

T a il

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T a il

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(b)

Calculate the probability that Danny gets two heads.

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