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1: Give the probability of the following:

a) If the probability of it not raining tomorrow is 896 ,
find the probability of it raining tomorrow.
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b) If the probability of you not going to the Moon is 0.51,
find the probability of you going to the Moon.
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c) If the probability of you living to be 120 years old is 35
67,
find the probability of you not living to be 120 years old.
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d) If the probability of you scoring 100% in a Maths test is 0.68,
find the probability of you not scoring 100% in a Maths test.
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2: Give the probability of the following events as a fraction in its simplest form:
a) A drawer contains 6 green socks among a total of 10 socks.
What is the probability of not picking a green sock?
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b) A box contains 2 blue balls and 4 other balls.
What is the probability of not picking a blue ball?
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c) A pencil case contains 8 black pencils and 2 other pencils.
What is the probability of not picking a black pencil?
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d) A bag contains 4 grey sweets among a total of 6 sweets.
What is the probability of not picking a grey sweet?
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3: Give the probability of the following events as a fraction in its simplest form:
a) What is the probability of not picking the letter 'T' from MATHEMATICS?

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b) What is the probability of not picking a consonant from the letters of CUMULATIVE?

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c) What is the probability of not picking a vowel from the letters of TESSELLATING?

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d) What is the probability of not picking a vowel from the letters of CALCULATOR?

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4: Give the probability of the following events as a fraction in its simplest form:
a) A spinner has 3 equal sections numbered from 1 to 3.
What is the probability of not getting a number less than or equal to 2?
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b) A spinner has 9 equal sections numbered from 1 to 9.
What is the probability of not getting a number greater than 3?
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c) A spinner has 10 equal sections numbered from 1 to 10.
What is the probability of not getting a number greater than or equal to 2?
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d) A fair cubic die has 6 faces numbered from 1 to 6.
What is the probability of not getting a number less than 4?
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5: Give the probability of the following events as a fraction in its simplest form:
a) A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
What is the probability of not selecting the 9 or the 6 of Spades?
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b) A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
What is the probability of not selecting a green card?
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c) A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
What is the probability of not selecting a yellow Queen?
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d) A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
What is the probability of not selecting a Heart?
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Answers: Probability - not selecting an

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1:

a) 83
89

b) 0.49

c) 32
67

d) 0.32

2:

a) 104 = 25

b) 46 = 23

c) 102 = 15

d) 26 = 13

3:

a) 119

b) 105 = 12

c) 128 = 23

d) 106 = 35

4:

a) 13

b) 39 = 13

c) 101

d) 36 = 12

5:

25
a) 50
52 = 26

b) 52
52 = 1

c) 52
52 = 1

3
d) 39
52 = 4

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