CHAPTER 7

PROBABILITY

FORM 5

PAPER 1
1. A box contains 8 blue marbles and f white marbles. If a marble is picked randomly from the
3
box, the probability of getting a white marble is .
5
Find the value of f.
[3 marks]
2. A bag contains 4 blue pens and 6 black pens. Two pens are drawn at random from the bag one
after another without replacement. Find the probability that the two pens drawn are of
different colours.
[3 marks]
3. Table 2 shows the number of coloured cards in a box.

Colour
Yellow
Green
Blue

Number of Cards
6
4
2
Table 2

Two cards are drawn at random from the box.

Find the probability that both cards are of the same colour.
[3 marks]
4. The probability that Amir qualifies for the final of a track event is

2
.
3
Find the probability that,
(a) both of them qualify for the final,
(b) only one of them qualifies for the final.

1
while the probability
5

that Rajes qualifies is

[3 marks]

5. A box contains 4 cards with the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4. Two numbers are picked randomly from
the box. Find the probability that both the numbers are prime numbers.
[3 marks]
6. Team A will play against Team B and Team C in a sepak takraw competition. The
1
2
probabilities that Team A will beat Team B and Team C are and
respectively. Find the
3
5
probability that Team A will beat at least one of the teams.
[3 marks]

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FORM 5

7. The probability of a particular netball player scoring a goal in a netball match is

1
. Find the
5

probability that this player scores only one goal in three matches.
[3 marks]
8. The probabilities that Hamid and Lisa are selected for a Science Quiz are

2
1
and
5
3

respectively. Find the probability that at least one of them are selected.
[3 marks]
9. Table 9 shows the number of coloured marbles in a box.

Colour
Black
Red
Green
Yellow

Number of Marbles
2
5
3
8
Table 9

Two marbles are drawn at random from the box.

Find the probability that both marbles are of the same colour.
[3 marks]
10. The probability of Zainal scoring a goal in a football match is

2
. Find the probability that
5

Zainal scores at least one goal in two matches.

[3 marks]

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FORM 5

ANSWER (PAPER 1)

No.
1.

Solution

Marks

8+f

3
=

8+f

f = 12
2.

4
10
4
10

6
x

9
6

10

4
x

10

4
x

8
=

3.

15

6
12

5
x

6
12

11
5

11

or

3
x

12
4

11
3

12

11

1
=

4(a)

(b)

or

2
12

2
12

1
x

11

1
x

11

2
=

15

1
5

1
x

2
3

4
x

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FORM 5

3
=

5.

1
or

2
=

1
x

1
=

6.

3
x

5
3

or

2
x

2
3

2
x

or

1
3

2
x

2
x

3
=

7.

4
x

4
x

4
x

4
x

4
5

1
x

4
x

48
=

8.

4
5

4
x

1
x

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2
5

2
x

or

1
3

3
x

or

1
3

2
x

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2
5

2
x

1
3

3
x

2
x

FORM 5

3
=

9.

2
18

1
x

17

2
18

1
x

17

or

4
x

18
5

18

17
4

17

or

2
x

18

2
x

18

17

14
=

10.

8
18

8
18

7
x

17

7
x

17

51

16
=

17

or

2
x

2
x

or

2
5

3
x

2
5

3
x

or

3
5

3
5

2
x

2
x

25

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