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Tree Diagrams Worksheet, Probability Revision From GCSE Maths Tutor

A tree diagram is a way of visualising a probability problem.rules:show the event/question above each branch group, write the probabilities of the event/question close to each branch,write the outcome of each event/question at the end of each branch,the sum of the probabilities on each branch add up to 1

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Tree Diagrams Worksheet, Probability Revision From GCSE Maths Tutor

A tree diagram is a way of visualising a probability problem.rules:show the event/question above each branch group, write the probabilities of the event/question close to each branch,write the outcome of each event/question at the end of each branch,the sum of the probabilities on each branch add up to 1

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– probability tree diagrams question sheet IP-TD-01

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Illustrate each question with a 'tree diagram'.

1. A cloth bag contains 8 black marbles and 4 white marbles. If two marbles are removed
from the bag one after the other, what is the probability that: (answers to 3 d.p.)

(a) the first is black and the second white


(b) both are coloured black
(c) both are coloured white

2. Two cards are removed from a pack of cards, one after the other.
What is the probability that: (answers to 3 d.p.)

(a) both cards are spades


(b) neither card is a spade
(c) only the second card is a spade

3. Two cards are removed from a pack of cards, one after the other.
What is the probability that: (answers to 3 d.p.)

(a) one of the cards is an ace


(b) two aces are obtained
(c) no aces are obtained

4. An earthenware jar contains £1 in 2p coins and £10 in 50p coins.


If two coins are taken from the jar at random, what is the probability that the value of the
two coins is: (answers to 3 d.p.)

(a) 52p (b) £1 (c) 4p

5. A child has a bag of coloured sweets consisting of 5 red sweets, 12 orange and 9 green.
If the child eats 2 of the sweets one after the other, what is the probability that:
Note in this question, 3 tree diagrams are required. (answers to 3 d.p.)

(a) the first sweet eaten was orange and the second red
(b) no red sweets were eaten
(c) both the eaten sweets were green in colour

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Info. & Prob. – probability tree diagrams answer sheet IP-TD-01

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1. (a) 0.242 (b) 0.424 (c) 0.091

2. (a) 0.059 (b) 0.0.559 (c) 0.191

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Info. & Prob. – probability tree diagrams answer sheet IP-TD-01

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3. (a) 0.072 (b) 0.005 (c) 0.851

4. (a) 0.207 (b) 0.079 (c) 0.507

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Info. & Prob. – probability tree diagrams answer sheet IP-TD-01

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5. (a) 0.092

(b) 0.646

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Info. & Prob. – probability tree diagrams answer sheet IP-TD-01

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5. (c) 0.111

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