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Tree Diagrams for Probability Problems

The document provides examples of using tree diagrams to calculate probabilities of compound events. It includes examples of calculating the probability of winning different combinations of games, drawing marbles of different colors from a bag, and drawing pens of the same color from a box. The final example asks the reader to calculate the probability that the number on the second tile drawn is greater than the first.

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Tree Diagrams for Probability Problems

The document provides examples of using tree diagrams to calculate probabilities of compound events. It includes examples of calculating the probability of winning different combinations of games, drawing marbles of different colors from a bag, and drawing pens of the same color from a box. The final example asks the reader to calculate the probability that the number on the second tile drawn is greater than the first.

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GCSE HIGHER MATHS QUICK REVISION – TREE DIAGRAMS…

With tree diagrams, the ______________


Wendy goes to a fun fair. She has one go at Hoopla and one go at the Coconut Shy. The
on each branch add up to ______. To
probability that she wins at Hoopla is 0.4 and the probability that she wins on the Coconut Shy is
calculate the combined probabilities, you
0.3.
______________ along the branches.
By drawing a tree diagram, work out the probability that Wendy wins at Hoopla but doesn’t win at
the Coconut Shy.

Hannah is going to play one badminton match


and one tennis match. The probability that
she will win the badminton match is . The
probability that she will win the tennis match
is .
a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

Three coins are tossed. Complete the tree diagram below and use it to answer the questions.

If a coin is tossed three times, what


is the probability of each of these
outcomes?

a) Three heads

b) Work out the probability that Hannah


will win both matches. b) Two heads and a tail

c) At least one tail


GCSE HIGHER MATHS QUICK REVISION – TREE DIAGRAMS…

There are only red marbles and green marbles in a bag. There are 5 red marbles and 3 green There are 5 red pens, 3 blue pens and 2
marbles. Dwayne takes at random a marble from the bag. He does not put the marble back in the green pens in a box.
bag. Dwayne takes at random a second marble from the bag. Gary takes at random a pen from the box and
gives it to his friend. Gary then takes
a) Complete the probability tree diagram. another pen at random from the box.
b) Using your tree diagram, work out Work out the probability that both pens are
the probability that Dwayne takes the same colour.
marbles of different colours.

Here are seven tiles.

Jim takes a tile at random. He does not replace the tile. Jim then takes another tile at random.
Use a tree diagram or otherwise to calculate the probability that the number on the second tile
Jim takes is greater than the number on the first tile he takes.

ASSESSMENT:

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