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Basic ProbabilityAQA GCSE Maths: Subtopic test

10 questions, 26 marks

AQA GCSE Maths

Basic Probability

Total 26 marks

Name

Class

Date

  1. 1
    A bag contains 12 counters: 5 red, 4 blue and 3 green. A counter is picked at random.
    (a)
    Find the probability that the counter picked is red.
    [1 mark]
    • A512\frac{5}{12}
    • B412\frac{4}{12}
    • C312\frac{3}{12}
    • D712\frac{7}{12}
    (b)
    Find the probability that the counter picked is blue or green.
    [1 mark]
    • A912\frac{9}{12}
    • B512\frac{5}{12}
    • C412\frac{4}{12}
    • D712\frac{7}{12}
    (c)
    A counter is picked and replaced 60 times. Find how many times a red counter would be expected to be picked.
    [1 mark]
    • A2020
    • B2525
    • C1515
    • D3030

    Total for question 1: 3 marks

  2. 2
    A biased coin is spun. The probability of landing heads is 0.350.35.
    (a)
    Find the probability that the biased coin lands on tails.
    [2 marks]
    (b)
    The coin is spun 200 times. Find the expected number of times it lands on tails.
    [2 marks]

    Total for question 2: 4 marks

  3. 3
    In a class of 40 students, each student studies exactly one of French, Spanish or German. The probability that a randomly selected student studies French is 0.40.4, and the probability that they study Spanish is 0.250.25.
    (a)
    Explain why the probability that a randomly selected student studies German is 0.350.35, showing your working.
    [3 marks]
    (b)
    Find the number of students in the class who study German.
    [3 marks]

    Total for question 3: 6 marks

  4. 4
    A charity runs a raffle with 250 tickets, of which 15 win a prize. A player buys 1 ticket.
    (a)
    Find the probability, as a fraction in its simplest form, that the player's ticket wins a prize.
    [4 marks]
    (b)
    The charity sells an additional 50 non-winning tickets, keeping the same 15 winning tickets. Find the probability that a player's ticket does not win a prize, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 decimal places.
    [4 marks]
    (c)
    Two players each buy one ticket from the new pool of 300 tickets, without replacement. Find the probability that neither of them wins a prize, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
    [5 marks]

    Total for question 4: 13 marks

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