QUESTION 1 (8 MARKS)

An urn contains 5 red and 8 violet marbles. One marble is drawn from the urn and it will be
replaced by two marbles of the other colour. Then a second marble is drawn.
a) Draw a tree diagram to represent the above situation. (4 marks)
b) Calculate:
i) The probability that the second marble is violet. (2 marks)
ii) The probability that both balls drawn from the box are the same color. (2 marks)
5
R 13

Answer :
5
a) R
13
8
V13

5
R 13

8
V
13
8
V13

5 8 8 8
b) (RV x VV) = (13 13) + (13 13) = 0.62
5 5 8 8
c) (RR x VV) = (13 13) + (13 13) = 0.53