Form 5: Chapter 18 (Probability)

SPM Practice
Fully Worked Solutions
Paper 1
2
5
k
2
=
6+k 5
5k = 12 + 2k
3k = 12
k = 4

1 P(Blue) =

4 K Event that Krishnan is chosen as monitor

S Event that Siva is chosen as monitor
4 3
6
(a) P(K S ) =
=
7 10 35

(b) P(K S ) + P(K S)

3 3
4 7
=
+
7 10
7 10

2 P(both students participate in the same game)

= P(TT or BB or HH)
= P(TT) + P(BB) + P(HH)

37
70

4
10

6
10

4
9

5
9

4R
B

5B

4
3 2
(a) P(RR) =
=
10 9 15

3 Let A Azean

D Dalilah

N Nurul

6
9

6B

6B

4
=
13

4R

145 134 + 146 135 + 143 132

P(only one of them will qualify)

= P(A D N ) + P(A D N ) + P(A D N)

1 2 4
2 3 4
2 2 3
= + +
3 5 7
3 5 7
3 5 7
8
8
4
+
+
=
105 35 35
44
=
105

3
9
3R

After 1 student is chosen, it is

left with 4 students playing table
tennis out of 13 students.

Initially, there are 5 students playing

table tennis out of 14 students.

(b) P(RB) + P(BR)

4
6
6 4
=

+
10 9
10 9
8
=
15

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