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Probability
Question Paper 1
Level IGCSE
Subject Maths (0580)
Exam Board Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
Paper Type Extended
Topic Probability
Sub-Topic Probability
Booklet Question Paper 1

Time Allowed: 62 minutes

Score: /51

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1 The probability of a cricket team winning or losing in their first two matches is shown in the tree diagram.

First match Second match

3 win
4

1 win
3 1 lose
4

3 win
4
2
3 lose
1 lose
4

Find the probability that the cricket team wins at least one match.

................................................... [3]
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Kiah plays a game.

The game involves throwing a coin onto a circular board.
Points are scored for where the coin lands on the board.

10

20

If the coin lands on part of a line or misses the board then 0 points are scored.
The table shows the probabilities of Kiah scoring points on the board with one throw.

Points scored 20 10 5 0

Probability x 0.2 0.3 0.45

(a) Find the value of x.

x = ................................................. [2]

(b) Kiah throws a coin fifty times.

Work out the expected number of times she scores 5 points.

.................................................. [1]

(c) Kiah throws a coin two times.

Calculate the probability that

(i) she scores either 5 or 0 with her first throw,

.................................................. [2]

(ii) she scores 0 with her first throw and 5 with her second throw,

.................................................. [2]
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(iii) she scores a total of 15 points with her two throws.

.................................................. [3]

(d) Kiah throws a coin three times.

Calculate the probability that she scores a total of 10 points with her three throws.

.................................................. [5]
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Hattie has a box of coloured pens.

She takes a pen at random from the box.
The probability that she takes a red pen is 0.4 .

(a) Work out the probability that she does not take a red pen.

.................................................. [1]

(b) The box contains only blue, red and green pens.
There are 15 blue pens and 15 green pens.

Complete the table.

Colour of pen Blue Red Green

Number of pens 15 15
Probability 0.4
[2]
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The probability that the machine rejects a coin is 0.05 .

(a) Adhira puts 2 coins into the machine.

(i) Calculate the probability that the machine rejects both coins.

................................................... [2]

(ii) Calculate the probability that the machine accepts at least one coin.

................................................... [1]

(b) Raj puts 4 coins into the machine.

Calculate the probability that the machine rejects exactly one coin.

................................................... [3]

(c) The table shows the amount of money, $a, received for parking each day for 200 days.

Amount ($a) 200 1 a G 250 250 1 a G 300 300 1 a G 350 350 1 a G 400 400 1 a G 450 450 1 a G 500
Frequency 13 19 27 56 62 23

Calculate an estimate of the mean amount of money received each day.

$ ................................................... [4]
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(d) The histogram shows the length of time that 200 cars were parked.

1.2

1.1

0.9

0.8

0.7
Frequency
density 0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

Time in minutes

(i) Calculate the number of cars that were parked for 100 minutes or less.

................................................... [1]

(ii) Calculate the percentage of cars that were parked for more than 250 minutes.

...............................................% [2]
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Dan either walks or cycles to school.

The probability that he cycles to school is 13 .

(a) Write down the probability that Dan walks to school.

................................................... [1]

(b) When Dan cycles to school the probability that he is late is 18 .

When Dan walks to school the probability that he is late is 38 .

Complete the tree diagram.

1 Late
8

Cycles
1
3
.......... Not late

3 Late
8

.......... Walks

.......... Not late

[2]

(c) Calculate the probability that

(i) Dan cycles to school and is late,

................................................... [2]

(ii) Dan is not late.

................................................... [3]
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Paul and Sammy take part in a race.

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The probability that Paul wins the race is 35 .
The probability that Sammy wins the race is 26%.

Who is more likely to win the race?

Give a reason for your answer.

Answer ........................... because .............................................................................................................. [2]

A biased 4-sided dice is rolled.

The possible scores are 1, 2, 3 or 4.
The probability of rolling a 1, 3 or 4 is shown in the table.

Score 1 2 3 4

Probability 0.15 0.3 0.35

Complete the table. [2]

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Gareth has 8 sweets in a bag.

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(a) He chooses two of the sweets at random.

Find the probability that the two sweets have dif� � � � � � � �

Answer(a) ................................................ [4]

(b) Gareth now chooses a third sweet.

Find the probability that none� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

Answer(b) ................................................ [2]