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ProbabilityAQA GCSE Maths: Topic test

20 questions, 52 marks

AQA GCSE Maths

Probability topic test

Total 52 marks

Name

Class

Date

  1. 1
    A spinner has 9 equal sections numbered 1 to 9. The spinner is spun once.
    (a)
    (a) What is the probability that the spinner lands on a number greater than 66?
    [1 mark]
    • A49\frac{4}{9}
    • B13\frac{1}{3}
    • C29\frac{2}{9}
    • D310\frac{3}{10}
    (b)
    (b) What is the probability that the spinner lands on an odd number?
    [1 mark]
    • A49\frac{4}{9}
    • B59\frac{5}{9}
    • C12\frac{1}{2}
    • D518\frac{5}{18}
    (c)
    (c) What is the probability that the spinner does NOT land on a multiple of 33?
    [1 mark]
    • A13\frac{1}{3}
    • B29\frac{2}{9}
    • C23\frac{2}{3}
    • D79\frac{7}{9}

    Total for question 1: 3 marks

  2. 2
    A vending machine at a gym contains 4545 protein bars: 1818 are chocolate flavour, 1212 are vanilla flavour, and the rest are berry flavour.
    (a)
    (a) Find the probability that a bar taken at random from the machine is berry flavour.
    [2 marks]
    (b)
    (b) The gym manager says, \"You are more likely to get a chocolate bar than a vanilla or berry bar combined.\" Determine, with a reason, whether the manager is correct.
    [2 marks]

    Total for question 2: 4 marks

  3. 3
    A footballer takes two independent penalty kicks in practice. The probability that he scores on any single kick is 0.80.8.
    (a)
    (a) Find the probability that he scores on both kicks.
    [3 marks]
    (b)
    (b) Find the probability that he scores on exactly one of the two kicks.
    [3 marks]

    Total for question 3: 6 marks

  4. 4
    A group of 9090 students each play exactly one of hockey or netball, and each is either in Year 10 or Year 11. Of the 5050 Year 10 students, 3030 play hockey. Of the 4040 Year 11 students, 1515 play hockey.
    (a)
    (a) A student is chosen at random from the whole group. Find the probability that the student plays netball.
    [4 marks]
    (b)
    (b) Given that a randomly chosen student plays hockey, find the probability that they are in Year 11.
    [4 marks]
    (c)
    (c) Two students are chosen at random from the whole group, one after another, without replacement. Find the probability that both students play netball.
    [5 marks]

    Total for question 4: 13 marks

  5. 5
    A bag of mixed sweets contains only lemon, orange and strawberry flavours. The probability of picking a lemon sweet at random is 0.30.3 and the probability of picking an orange sweet is 0.450.45.
    (a)
    (a) What is the probability of picking a strawberry sweet?
    [1 mark]
    • A0.750.75
    • B0.150.15
    • C0.550.55
    • D0.250.25
    (b)
    (b) A sweet is picked and replaced 200200 times. Estimate the expected number of times an orange sweet is picked.
    [1 mark]
    • A9090
    • B4545
    • C110110
    • D6060
    (c)
    (c) Which list correctly orders the three flavours from least to most likely to be picked?
    [1 mark]
    • Alemon, strawberry, orange
    • Bstrawberry, lemon, orange
    • Corange, lemon, strawberry
    • Dstrawberry, orange, lemon

    Total for question 5: 3 marks

  6. 6
    A caf\'e tested a new muffin recipe. Out of the first 5050 customers who tried it, 3434 said they liked it.
    (a)
    (a) Estimate the probability that a customer selected at random likes the new muffin, based on this sample.
    [2 marks]
    (b)
    (b) The caf\'e expects 650650 customers to try the muffin next month. Estimate how many will like it.
    [2 marks]

    Total for question 6: 4 marks

  7. 7
    A drawer contains 99 socks: 55 black and 44 white, all identical apart from colour. Two socks are taken out at random, one after another, without replacement.
    (a)
    (a) Find the probability that both socks are black.
    [3 marks]
    (b)
    (b) Find the probability that the two socks are different colours.
    [3 marks]

    Total for question 7: 6 marks

  8. 8
    In a survey of 7070 members of a gym, each member does at least one of two classes: spin or yoga. 4242 members do spin and 3131 members do yoga.
    (a)
    (a) Show that 33 members do both spin and yoga.
    [4 marks]
    (b)
    (b) A member is chosen at random. Find the probability that they do yoga but not spin.
    [4 marks]
    (c)
    (c) Given that a randomly chosen member does spin, find the probability that they also do yoga.
    [5 marks]

    Total for question 8: 13 marks

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