Compound Probability – Tree Diagrams

1. A coin is tossed twice and the results are noted.

a) Draw a tree diagram to show all the possible
outcomes.
b) What is the probability of a head, then a tail?
c)What is the probability of 2 heads in a row?

2. A coin is tossed three times and the results are noted.

a) Draw a tree diagram to show all the possible outcomes
b) What is the probability of a head, then 2 tails?
c) What is the probability of exactly two heads in a row?
d) What is the probability of 3 heads in a row?

3. A bag contains 3 blue marbles and 5 red marbles. Henry

picks a marble at random from the bag, replaces it and
then picks another marble at random from the bag.
a) Draw a simplified tree diagram to show all the
possible outcomes for his two draws.
b) What is the probability that Henry selects two blue marbles?
c) What is the probability that Henry selects a blue and a
red marble (in any order)?

4. A card is drawn at random from a normal 52-card pack

and it is noted whether it is a picture card or a number
card. The card is replaced and the draw is repeated.
(Jacks, queens and kings are known as ‘picture cards’.
a) Draw a simplified tree diagram to show all the
possible outcomes for the two draws
b) Find the probability of drawing
i) 2 picture cards
ii) 2 number cards
iii) A number card, then a picture card.
Compound Probability – Tree
Diagrams
1. A coin is tossed twice and the results
are noted.
a) Draw a tree diagram to show all the
possible outcomes.
b) What is the probability of a head,
then a tail?
c) What is the probability of 2 heads
in a row?
2. A coin is tossed three times and the
results are noted.
a) Draw a tree diagram to show all
the possible outcomes
b) What is the probability of a head,
then 2 tails?
c) What is the probability of exactly
two heads in a row?
d) What is the probability of 3 heads
in a row?
3. A bag contains 3 blue marbles and 5
red marbles. Henry picks a marble at
random from the bag, replaces it and
then picks another marble at random
from the bag.
a) Draw a simplified tree diagram to
show all the possible outcomes for his
two draws.
b) What is the probability that Henry
selects two blue marbles?
c) What is the probability that Henry
selects a blue and a red marble (in
any order)?
4. A card is drawn at random from a
normal 52 card pack and it is noted
whether it is a picture card or a
number card. The card is replaced
and the draw is repeated. (Jacks,
queens and kings are known as
‘picture cards’.)
a) Draw a simplified tree diagram to
show all the possible outcomes for the
two draws
b) Find the probability of drawing:
i) 2 picture cards
ii) 2 number cards
iii) A number card, then a picture
card.
Compound Probability – Tree
Diagrams
1. A coin is tossed twice and the results
are noted.
a) Draw a tree diagram to show all the
possible outcomes.
b) What is the probability of a head,
then a tail?
c) What is the probability of 2 heads
in a row?
2. A coin is tossed three times and the
results are noted.
a) Draw a tree diagram to show all
the possible outcomes
b) What is the probability of a head,
then 2 tails?
c) What is the probability of exactly
two heads in a row?
d) What is the probability of 3 heads
in a row?
3. A bag contains 3
blue marbles and 5
red marbles. Henry
picks a marble at
random from the
bag, replaces it and then picks another
marble at random from the bag.
a) Draw a simplified tree diagram to
show all the possible outcomes for his
two draws.
b) What is the probability that Henry
selects two blue marbles?
c) What is the probability that Henry
selects a blue and a red marble (in
any order)?
4. A card
is
drawn
at
random from a normal 52
card pack and it is noted
whether it is a picture card or a
number card. The card is replaced
and the draw is repeated. (Jacks,
queens and kings are known as
‘picture cards’.)
a) Draw a simplified tree diagram to
show all the possible outcomes for the
two draws
b) Find the probability of drawing:
i) 2 picture cards
ii) 2 number cards
iii) A number card, then a picture
card.