What is a Tree Diagram?

A probability tree is a picture representing a series of independent events or conditional

probabilities. Probability tree is one of the easiest ways to solve a probability problems.

Example of probability using tree diagram:

Let us consider the die and coin for the tree diagram. It will
look as shown in the diagram below.

Examples

 What is the possible outcomes when the coin should be tossing two number of times?

Given, we are tossing a coin in two times.

The possible outcomes for this problems are,

{Head, Head}, {Head, Tail}, {Tail, Head} and {Tail, Tail}.

When we using the tree diagram for this outcomes, it will

look like below picture.

Conditional Probability Tree Diagram

12 painted spot in a set four numbers of blue, two numbers of white, five numbers of red. One
should be taken and color noted, go back to set, then a second taken. What is the probability using
tree diagram?

Given, Blue = Four numbers, White = Two numbers, Red = Five numbers

Here, we are representing the Blue, White and red colors with the symbols of B, W and R.

For this problem, the tree diagram for the possibilities is given below:
 What is the possible outcomes of the tossing a coin two times. Find its probability using tree
diagram.

Given, tossing a coin two times.

The possible outcomes for this

problems are,

{Head, Head}, {Head, Tail}, {Tail,

Head} and {Tail, Tail}

Tree diagram for this problem:

 Imagine I roll an ordinary die three times, and I'm

interested in the probability of getting one, two
or three sixes.
I might draw a tree diagram like this:
 A bag contains 3 black balls and 5 white balls. Paul picks a ball at random from the bag
and replaces it back in the bag. He mixes the balls in the bag and then picks another ball
at random from the bag.
a) Construct a probability tree of the problem.
b) Calculate the probability that Paul picks:
i) two black balls
ii) a black ball in his second draw