Probability
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Theoretical and Experimental Probability
SubtopicTheoretical and Experimental Probability under Probability for Grade 9 IGCSE.
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Out of cars that passed a gate, were red. What is the experimental probability that the next car is NOT red?
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A card is picked from a standard deck. What is the probability it is either a Red card or a Black card?
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A bag has Red, Green, and Blue items. What is the probability of selecting a Green item?
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If a month is chosen at random, what is the probability that its name ends with the letter 'y'?
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A box contains yellow, red, and blue balls. What is the probability of selecting either a yellow or a blue ball at random?
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A fair six-sided die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers is or less?
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A bag contains red and blue marbles. If two marbles are chosen at random without replacement, what is the probability that at least one is red?
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From a group of 3 men and 3 women, 3 people are selected at random. What is the probability that the group contains exactly 1 man and 2 women?
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A bag contains counters. One is red and the rest are blue. Two counters are taken at random without replacement. The probability that they are both blue is . Find .
A.8
B.10
C.12
D.15
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In a factory, Machine A produces of the items and Machine B produces . of Machine A's items are defective and of Machine B's items are defective. If a randomly selected item is defective, what is the probability it came from Machine B?
A.0.4
B.0.5
C.0.6
D.0.45
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Two spinners each have two sections numbered 1 and 2. If both are spun, what is the probability that the sum of the numbers is 3?
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If and , what is given that the events are independent?
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A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a 6 and then rolling another 6?
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A spinner has two equal sections: Red and Blue. A coin is tossed. What is the probability of getting 'Red' and 'Tails'?
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In a certain town, of people support the local sports team. If three people are chosen at random, what is the probability that all three support the team?
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A box contains 8 white and 4 red balls. Two balls are drawn without replacement. What is the probability that both are white?
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Two fair six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers is a prime number?
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In a game of 'Best of 3', player A has a probability of winning any single game. What is the probability that A wins the match (wins 2 games before B wins 2)?
A.0.648
B.0.720
C.0.600
D.0.432
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A computer generates two digits from 0-9. What is the probability that at least one digit is a prime number? (Primes: 2, 3, 5, 7)
A.0.16
B.0.64
C.0.40
D.0.36
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A bag has 6 red and blue balls. Two balls are drawn without replacement. The probability that they are the same color is . Find .
A.4
B.9
C.10
D.4 or 9
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Venn Diagrams and Probability
SubtopicVenn Diagrams and Probability under Probability for Grade 9 IGCSE.
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In a group of 10 students, 6 study Art (), 4 study Music (), and 2 study both. What is the probability that a student studies Music but NOT Art?
A.0.2
B.0.4
C.0.6
D.0.8
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Given , which of the following must be true?
A.P(A) + P(B) = 1
B.C.D.A and B are disjoint
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In a Venn diagram, and . What is the number of elements in the region 'A only'?
A.12
B.18
C.6
D.24
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If , , and , and , what is ?
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If , , and , find .
A.0.15
B.0.20
C.0.10
D.0.05
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Given , , and , find the probability .
A.0.6
B.0.4
C.0.3
D.0.8
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In a Venn diagram, the shaded region represents . If and , find .
A.0.25
B.0.6
C.0.05
D.0.15
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In a group, and . If and are mutually exclusive, find .
A.0.1
B.0.9
C.0.7
D.0.0
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If , , , and , find the total number of elements in the universal set .
A.50
B.60
C.55
D.74
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In a collection of 50 coins, 20 are silver (), 15 are rare (), and 5 are both silver and rare. If a coin is not silver, find the probability it is rare.
A.B.C.D.
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Conditional Probability
SubtopicConditional Probability under Probability for Grade 9 IGCSE.
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A basket contains 5 pears and 5 apples. A fruit is picked and not replaced. If the first fruit picked was a pear, what is the probability the second is an apple?
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Given , , and , calculate .
A.0.4
B.0.25
C.0.5
D.0.8
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Counters numbered 1 to 10 are in a bag. Given that a counter drawn is odd, what is the probability that it is a prime number?
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A card is drawn from a standard deck. Given that it is a Spade, what is the probability it is the Ace of Spades?
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Three fair coins are tossed. Given that at least two of the coins show Heads, what is the probability that all three coins show Heads?
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A disc is drawn from a bag containing 10 discs numbered 1 to 10. What is the probability that the number is a multiple of 3, given that it is an even number?
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If , , and , find .
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A bag contains 4 red and 2 white balls. A ball is drawn and its color noted. It is not replaced, but a ball of the other color is added to the bag. A second ball is then drawn. Given the second ball is red, what is the probability the first ball was red?
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In a large group, are adults and are children. of adults like swimming, while of children like swimming. If a person is chosen and they like swimming, what is the probability they are an adult?
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A student answers a multiple-choice question with 4 options. The probability the student knows the answer is . If they don't know, they guess with a chance of being correct. Given they got it right, what is the probability they actually knew the answer?
A.B.C.D.0.857
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Relative and Expected Frequencies
SubtopicRelative and Expected Frequencies under Probability for Grade 9 IGCSE.
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