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 Number of Cards

Yellow 6
Green 4
Blue 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]
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4. The probability that Amir qualifies for the final of a track event is while the probability that
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2
Rajes qualifies is .
3
Find the probability that,
(a) both of them qualify for the final,
(b) only one of them qualifies for the final. [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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7. The probability of a particular netball player scoring a goal in a netball match is . Find the
5
probability that this player scores only one goal in three matches.
[3 marks]

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8. The probabilities that Hamid and Lisa are selected for a Science Quiz are 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 Number of Marbles

Black 2
Red 5
Green 3
Yellow 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]

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10. The probability of Zainal scoring a goal in a football match is . Find the probability that
5
Zainal scores at least one goal in two matches.
[3 marks]

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ANSWER (PAPER 1)

No. Solution Marks

1. 8+f 1

f 3 1
=
8+f 5

f = 12 1

2.
=  10
4
x
6
9  
@
6
10
x
4
9  1

=  4
10
x
6
9  
+
6
10
x
4
9  1

8
= 1
15

3. =  6
12
x
11
5
  or
12
4
x
11
3
  or
2
12
x
1
11  1

=  6
12
x
5
11  
+
12
4
x
3
11  
+
2
12
x
1
11  1

1 1
=
3

4(a) 2 1
=
15

(b)
=  1
5
x
1
3   +
2
3
x
4
5  1

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3 1
=
5

5. 2 1 1
= or
4 3

2 1 1
= x
4 3

1
= 1
6

6.
=  1
3
x
3
5   or
2
3
x
2
5   or
1
3
x
2
5  1

=  1
3
x
3
5   +
2
3
x
2
5   +
1
3
x
2
5  1

3
= 1
5

7. =  1
5
x
4
5
x
4
5  1

=  1
5
x
4
5
x
4
5   +
4
5
x
1
5
x
4
5   +
4
5
x
4
5
x
1
5  1

48
= 1
125

8. =  2
5
x
2
3   or
1
3
x
3
5   or
1
3
x
2
5  1

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=  2
5
x
2
3   +
1
3
x
3
5   +
1
3
x
2
5  1

3
= 1
5

9.
=  2
18
x
17
1
  or
5
18
x
4
17   or
18
3
x
17
2
  or
8
18
x
7
17  1

=  2
18
x
17
1
 +
5
18
x
4
17   +
18
3
x
17
2
 +
8
18
x
7
17  1

14 1
=
51

10.
=  2
5
x
2
5   or
2
5
x
3
5   or
3
5
x
2
5  1

=  2
5
x
2
5   +
2
5
x
3
5   +
3
5
x
2
5  1

16 1
=
25

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