Diagram 11 shows five cards labelled with letters.

G R A D E
Diagram 11

All these cards are put into the box. A card is drawn at random from the box and the
letter is recorded. Then the card is put back into the box before the second card is drawn
at random.

a) List the sample space.

b) By listing the sample space of all the possible outcomes, find the probability that
i) The first card is letter D and the card is a consonance.
ii) Both cards with the same letter. [5 marks]

Answer:

(G, G), (G, R), (G, A), (G, D), (G, E ), ( R, R), ( R, A), ( R, D), ( R, E),

S ( R, G ), ( A, A), ( A, D), ( A, E ), ( A, G ), ( A, R), ( D, D), ( D, E ), ( D, G ),
( D, R ), ( D, A).( E , E ), ( E , G ), ( E , R), ( E , A), ( E , D)

a)

( D, D), ( D, G ), ( D, R)

3
25

(G, G), ( R, R), ( A, A), ( D, D), ( E, E )

1
5

b i)
ii)