【GCNU311A Probabilities (1) 】: Programme code/Class/No.: FS / Date: Name: Mark

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【GCNU311A Probabilities (1)】 Worksheet 1

Programme code/Class/No. : FS / ( ) Date:

Name : Mark :

Solve the following question by listing of outcomes:


1. Four coins are thrown. Find the probability of getting at least one head. (14 marks)

(i) All possible outcomes =

(ii) No. of possible outcomes =

(iii) Favorable outcomes =

(iv) No. of favorable outcomes =

(v) P(at least one head) =

Solve question 2 – 3 by drawing tree diagrams:


2. Three coins are tossed. Find the probability of getting only two heads. (14 marks)

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3. A dice and a coin are tossed. Find the probability of getting an even number (18 marks)
and a tail.

4. In a group of 350 students, 150 of them have brown eyes, 35 have blue eyes (10 marks)
and the rest have green eyes. If a person is chosen at random from these 350
students, find the probability that the person
(i) has blue eyes.
(ii) has green eyes

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5. What is the probability that a 2-digit number chosen at random is divisible by (12 marks)
12?

6. A dice is thrown for 100 times and the result is listed below: (12 marks)
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 11 17 20 22 18 12
According to above result, find the empirical probability of getting
(i) an even number.
(ii) a number larger than 4
(iii) a number not smaller than 3

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7. In a box, there are 650 balls in red or green. 80 balls are drawn randomly. After (20 marks)
counting, there are 35 red balls and 45 green balls.
(i) Find the empirical probability of getting a red ball randomly in the box.
(ii) Find the empirical probability of getting a green ball randomly in the
box.
(iii) Estimate the total number of red ball in the box.
(iv) Estimate the total number of green ball in the box.

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