Homework

Probability
1. There are 12 oranges, 14 apples and 16 pears. A fruit is picked at random from the basket.
Find the probability that the fruit picked is
(a) an orange,
(b) an apple,
(c) not a pear.
2. Mr Chua has 8 red ties, 10 blue ties and 22 grey ties. He randomly selects a tie. What is
the probability that the tie he selects is
(a) a grey tie,
(b) not a red tie,
(c) either a red tie or a blue tie.
3. One letter is chosen randomly from the word INSPIRATIONAL. Find the probability that
the letter chosen is
(a) the letter I,
(b) the letter A,
(c) not a vowel.
4. A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
(a) Find the probability that a Jack is drawn.
(b) Find the probability that either a king or an ace is drawn.
5. There are 25 cats and some dogs at a pet shop. If the pet shop owner randomly selects a
pet, the probability that he selects a dog is 3/8. Find the number of dogs at the pet shop.
6. There are 12 men and (14 + y) women on a bus. Given that the probability that a male
passenger alights at the next bus stop is 2/5, find the value of y.
7. A group of 40 children were asked the number of hours they spent watching cartoons
during the weekend. The results are shown in the following table.
Number of hours
Number of children

4
4

5
7

6
10

7
8

8
11

A child is selected at random from the group. Find the probability that the child
(a) spent 5 hours watching cartoons,
(b) spent more than 6 hours watching cartoons,
(c) spent less than 6 hours watching cartoons.

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8. The table below shows the number of marbles that a group of children have.
Number of marbles
Number of children

0
1

1
5

2
x

3
12

4
8

5
4

Given that the probability that a randomly chosen child has fewer than 4 marbles is 7/10,
find
(a) the value of x,
(b) the probability that a randomly chosen child has at least 2 marbles.
9. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the marks obtained in a Mathematics test by the
students in a class.
Stem

Leaf

3
1 2 9
4
5
0 0 2 3 5 5 5 6 7 8 9
6
1 1 3 4 6 6 6 6 8
7
4 5 6 8 8 9
8
1 3 3
9
0 2
10
0 0
Key: 3 | 1 means 31 marks
A student is randomly selected from the class. If the passing mark of the test is 55
marks, find the probability that the student selected
(a) passed the Mathematics test,
(b) did not pass the Mathematics test.
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