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PROBABILITY

PAPER 1
1 A box contains 6 white marbles and k black marbles. If a marble is picked randomly
[3 marks] 3
from the box, the probability of getting a black marble is .
5
Find the value of k.

2 Table shows the number of coloured cards in a box.

[3 marks]
Colour Number of cards
Black 5
Blue 4
Yellow 3

Two cards are drawn at random from the box.

Find the probability that both cards are of the same colour.

3 2
The probability that Hamid qualifies for the final of a track event is while the
[5 marks] 5
1
probability that Mohan qualifies is . Find the probability that
3
a) both of them qualify for the final,
b) only one of them qualifies for the final.

4 3
The probability of Sarah being chosen as a school prefect is while the probability of
[4 marks] 5
7
Aini being chosen is .
12
Find the probability that
(a) neither of them is chosen as a school prefect,
(b) only one of them is chosen as a school prefect.

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5 The probability that a student is a librarian is 0.2. Three students are chosen at
[4 marks] random. Find the probability that
(a) all three are librarians,
(b) only one of them is a librarian.

6 1
[3 marks] In a selection of a class monitor, the probability that student X is chosen is 3 , while
2
the probability that either student X or Y is chosen is . Find the probability that
5
(a) student Y is chosen,
(b) student X or student Y is not chosen

7 2
[3 marks] The probability that Hamid qualifies for a track event is while the probability that
5
1
Mohan qualifies is . Find the probability that
3
(a) both of them qualify for the final,
(b) only one of them qualifies for the final

8 Table 1 shows the number of yellow and white ball labeled with the letters Y and
[5 marks] W. All the balls are put into a box.

Colour Letter
Y W
Table 1
Yellow 5 3
White 2 8

A ball is drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that
a) it is yellow ball,
b) it is a white ball or a ball labelled with the letter W or both,
c) it is a yellow ball and labelled with the letter Y or a white ball and labelled with
the letter W.

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Answer

Year Paper 1
2004 1) k = 9
2005 19
2)
66
2006 2 7
3 a) (b)
15 15
2008 1 29
4 a) (b)
6 60
2009 5 a) 0.008 (b) 0.384
2010 1 3
6 a) (b)
15 5