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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics Probability overview quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of scoring a number greater than 44?

  2. The probability that a bus is on time is 0.850.85. What is the probability that it is not on time?

  3. Which rule gives the probability of two independent events both happening?

  4. Two fair dice are rolled. How many outcomes are in the sample space?

  5. A coin is flipped twice. What is the probability of getting exactly one head?

  6. A bag has 33 red and 55 green counters. One is taken and not replaced, then another. What is the probability the first is red and the second green?

  7. In set notation, what does ABA \cap B represent?

  8. In a class of 3030, 2020 study French, 1212 study German and 77 study both. How many study neither?

  9. From a Venn diagram, 88 people like tea only, 66 like coffee only and 44 like both. What is P(likes coffeelikes tea)P(\text{likes coffee} \mid \text{likes tea})?

  10. A spinner is spun 250250 times and lands on blue 8080 times. What is the relative frequency of blue?

  11. The probability that a seed germinates is 0.70.7. Out of 300300 seeds, how many are expected to germinate?

  12. A die is rolled 600600 times and lands on six 140140 times. For a fair die, how many sixes are expected?

  13. Two events AA and BB are mutually exclusive with P(A)=0.3P(A) = 0.3 and P(B)=0.45P(B) = 0.45. What is P(A or B)P(A \text{ or } B)?

  14. On a tree diagram, how do you find the probability of one complete sequence of outcomes?