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Stage 9 Math Test - Probability - Spinners, Balls, Events

The document is a mathematics test for Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics 9, focusing on probability concepts. It includes various problems related to spinners, lettered balls, and dice rolls, requiring students to calculate probabilities and analyze independent and dependent events. The test consists of multiple questions with a total of 20 marks.

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Stage 9 Math Test - Probability - Spinners, Balls, Events

The document is a mathematics test for Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics 9, focusing on probability concepts. It includes various problems related to spinners, lettered balls, and dice rolls, requiring students to calculate probabilities and analyze independent and dependent events. The test consists of multiple questions with a total of 20 marks.

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> CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 9 END OF UNIT 12 TEST Name Date Stage 9 End of unit 12 test 1. A spinner has sectors in four colours, red, blue, green and yellow. P(red) = 0.15 P(blue) = 0.21 Green and yellow are equally likely. Work out the probability of landing on a green b neither blue nor yellow. 2. There are 16 lettered balls in a bag. Five balls have letter M, two balls have letter A, three balls have letter T and the rest of the balls have letter H. A ball is taken at random. Find the probability that the ball has the letter a MorA buH 3 Arunis late for work. Sofia is late for work. 2 Describe a situation where these are not independent events. b Describe a situation where these are independent events. 4 There are four balls in a bag. The balls are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. A ball is taken out of the bag at random, Here are three events: X:anevennumber -Y:lor2 —Z: less than 4 a Show that X and Y are independent events. b Show that X and Z are not independent. Cambie Lower Secondary Mathematics 9~ Byrd, Byrd & Pearce © Cambrdge Universty Press 2021 fl fl fa] fa] fl (a) [2] [2] > CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 9 END OF UNIT 12 TEST 5A spinner is divided into 20 equally likely sectors. Each sector is gold, silver or bronze. P(gold) = 5 and P(silver) = Work out the probability that the sector is a not silver a b_ bronze. ren] 6 Here are two spinners with black (B) and white (W) sectors: First Second On the first spinner P(black) = 3 On the second spinner P(black) = 4 a Complete this tree diagram, Put probabilities on the branches. First Second Outcome BB 4 BW < \ LB WB Nw ~w ww 2 b Work out the probability that i_ both spinners land on black (a) ii both spinners land on the same colour. tl Cambie Lower Secondary Mathematics 9~ Byrd, Byrd & Pearce © Cambrdge Universty Press 2021 2> > CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 9 END OF UNIT 12 TEST 7 Zara rolls. fair dice twice. She is trying to throw 6s. a Complete this tree diagram, Put probabilities on the branches. First Second ~ not 6 RI b Work out the probability of rolling at least one 6 in two rolls [2] [Total: 20 marks] END OF TEST Cambie Lower Secondary Mathematics 9~ Byrd, Byrd & Pearce © Cambrdge Universty Press 2021 3)

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