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In a bag, there are 3 milk chocolates (M) and 2 dark chocolates (D). If I pick a sweet
from the bag, eat it, and then take a second sweet from the bag, what is the
probability that they are different types of chocolate?
3 2 6 3
P(M then M) × = =
2nd sweet
M 5 4 20 10
2
1st sweet 4 3 2 6 3
3
P(M then D) × = =
M 5 4 20 10
5 2 D
4 3 2 3 6 3
P(D then M) × = =
4 M 5 4 20 10
2 D 2 1 2 1
5 P(D then D) × = =
1 D 5 4 20 10
4
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2nd sweet
2 M 3 2 6 3
P(M then M) × = =
1st sweet 4 5 4 20 10
3
5
M 3 2 6 3
2 D P(M then D) × = =
4 3 5 4 20 10
4 M
2 3 6 3
2 D
P(D then M) × = =
5 4 20 10
5
1 D 2 1 2 1
4 P(D then D) × = =
5 4 20 10

3 3 6 3
P(I eat two different types of sweets) = + = =
10 10 10 5
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Carolyn has 18 biscuits in a tin, 10 plain biscuits, 6 chocolate biscuits

and 2 ginger biscuits. She takes two biscuits at random out of the tin.

What is the probability that the two biscuits are not the same type?
PP PC PG
10 9 90 10 6 60 10 2 20 Answer =
× = × = × =
18 17 306 18 17 306 18 17 306 60 60 20 20 12 12
CP CC CG + + + + +
306 306 306 306 306 306
6 10 6 6 5 30 6 2 12
× = × = × = 184 14
18 17 306 18 17 306 18 17 306 = =
GP GC GG 306 51
2 10 20 2 6 12 2 1 2
× = × = × =
18 17 306 18 17 306 18 17 306
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My counter is on square number 1. I spin a fair spinner numbered from 1 to 3 and

move forward the number of squares stated. If I land on a grey square I am out.
What is the probability that I will be out of the game at some point in the next two
goes?

1 2 3 4 5

The only way not to lose is to get a 1 followed by a 3.

1 1 1 1 8
P (win ) = × = So P (lose) = 1− =
3 3 9 9 9