ProbabilityAQA GCSE Maths: Topic test
20 questions, 52 marks
AQA GCSE Maths
Probability topic test
Total 52 marks
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Class
Date
- 1A 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 ?[1 mark]
- A
- B
- C
- D
(b)(b) What is the probability that the spinner lands on an odd number?[1 mark]- A
- B
- C
- D
(c)(c) What is the probability that the spinner does NOT land on a multiple of ?[1 mark]- A
- B
- C
- D
Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2A vending machine at a gym contains protein bars: are chocolate flavour, 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
- 3A footballer takes two independent penalty kicks in practice. The probability that he scores on any single kick is .(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
- 4A group of students each play exactly one of hockey or netball, and each is either in Year 10 or Year 11. Of the Year 10 students, play hockey. Of the Year 11 students, 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
- 5A bag of mixed sweets contains only lemon, orange and strawberry flavours. The probability of picking a lemon sweet at random is and the probability of picking an orange sweet is .(a)(a) What is the probability of picking a strawberry sweet?[1 mark]
- A
- B
- C
- D
(b)(b) A sweet is picked and replaced times. Estimate the expected number of times an orange sweet is picked.[1 mark]- A
- B
- C
- D
(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
- 6A caf\'e tested a new muffin recipe. Out of the first customers who tried it, 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 customers to try the muffin next month. Estimate how many will like it.[2 marks]
Total for question 6: 4 marks
- 7A drawer contains socks: black and 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
- 8In a survey of members of a gym, each member does at least one of two classes: spin or yoga. members do spin and members do yoga.(a)(a) Show that 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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