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A card is pick at random from each of the boxes. By listing the outcomes,
(a) list the sample space.
(b) find the probability that
(i) both cards are labelled with numbers.
(ii) one card is labelled with a number and the other card is labelled
with a letter.
ANSWER:
(a) Sample space
Box S D 3 E 4 F G
Box R
A (A, D) (A, 3) (A, E) (A, 4) (A, F) (A, G)
2 (2, D) (2, 3) (2, E) (2, 4) (2, F) (2, G)
B (B, D) (B, 3) (B, E) (B, 4) (B, F) (B, G)

involving two sets

C (C, D) (C, 3) (C, E) (C, 4) (C, F) (C, G)
of outcomes
n(S) = 24
EVENT A

(b) (i) both cards are labelled with numbers

A = {(2, 3), (2, 4)}, P (A) = 2 P(A) = n(A)
n(S)
24 EVENT B

(ii) one card is labelled with a number and the other card is labelled with a letter
B = {(A, 3), (A, 4), (2,D), (2, E), (2, F), (2, G), (B, 3), (B, 4), (C, 3), (C, 4)}

P (B) = 10 P(B) = n(B)

24 n(S)
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U V E O T

Box 1 Box 2

A card is selected at random from each box.

List all the outcomes of the following events.
(a) The letter V from box 1 and the letter T from box 2 are selected.
(b) A consonant from box 1 and vowel from box 2 are selected
ANSWER:

U V E O T

Box 1 Box 2
(a) The letter V from box 1 and the letter T from box 2 are selected.

Box 2 E O T
Box 1
U U, E U, O U, T n(S) = 6

V V, E V, O V, T
1
A = (V, T), P (A) =
6
(b) A consonant from box 1 and vowel from box 2 are selected
2 1
B = (V, E), (V, O), P (B) = 
6 3
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A box contain 2 red balls and 2 black balls. 2 balls are pick at
random without replacement.

(a) List the sample space.

(b) Find the probability that

(i) both ball are same colour.
(ii) both balls are of different colours.
 ANSWER:
(a) List the sample space.
2nd R1 R2 B1 B2
1st
involving two sets R1 (R1, R2) (R1, B1) (R1, B2)
of outcomes
R2 (R2, R1) (R2, B1) (R2, B2)
n(S) = 12 B1 (B1, R1) (B1, R2) (B1, B2)
B2 (B2, R1) (B2, R2) (B2, B1)

(b) Find the probability that

(i) both balls are same colour.
4 1
A = (R1, R2), (R2, R1), (B1, B2), (B2, B1), P (A) = 
12 3

(ii) both balls are of different colours.

B = (R1, B1), (R1, B2), (R2, B1), (R2, B2), (B1, R1), (B1, R2), (B2, R1), (B2, R2)
8 2
P (B) = 
12 3