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5B Section Worksheets 11 More about Probability

Basic
Worksheet 11.2 Using Set Language in Probability NF

(Refer to Book 5B Ch11 p. 11.10 11.16)

Name: ____________________________ Class: ________(_____) Date: _______________

1. Definition of probability

S is the sample space.

2. Properties of probability
(a)
(b) For an impossible event, .
(c) For a certain event, .

1. List out all the possible outcomes in each of the following conditions.

Condition Possible Outcomes

(a) A fair dice is thrown once. ___________________________

(b) An integer is selected at random from 1 to 10

inclusively. ___________________________

(c) The sum of the numbers obtained when two

fair dice are thrown. ___________________________

(d) A letter is selected at random from each of the

two words HAT and CAR . ___________________________

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2. Mr Ho has three children.

(a) Complete the tree diagram which lists out all the possible outcomes of the gender of
Mr Ho s children.
(b) Use set notations to represent each of the following events.
(i) Event X : Mr Ho has exactly two boys.
(ii) Event Y : Mr Ho has at least one girl.
Solution
(a) Let B stand for a boy and G stand for a girl.

(b) (i) X=

(ii) Y =

3. A hawker sells 5 different kinds of fruits: apple, banana, cherry, pear and orange. Harry selects
one kind to buy at random.
(a) Write down the sample space S.
(b) Find n(S).
Solution
(a)

(b)

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4. Consider the following case:

An integer is selected at random from 21 to 30 inclusively. Suppose A is the event of selecting
an even number and B is the event of selecting a prime number.

appropriate box.
True False

(a) Sample space S = {22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29}

(b) n(A) = 5

(c) n(B) = 3

(d) P(A) = 0.5

(e) P(A) > P(B)

5. A letter is selected at random from the word ACTION . Suppose X is the event of selecting a
vowel.
(a) (i) Find n(S).
(ii) Use set notation to represent event X and find n(X).
(b) Find the probability that the letter selected is a vowel.
Solution
(a) (i)

(ii)

(b)

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6. A card is drawn at random from a deck of 52 playing cards. Suppose X is the event of drawing
a heart or a black face card.
(a) Find n(S) and n(X).
(b) Hence, find the probability of drawing a heart or a black face card.
Solution
(a) (b)

7. Box A and box B each contains a red ball, a yellow ball and a green ball. A ball is taken at
random from each box. Find the probability that the two balls taken are of same colour.
Solution
Let R denote a red ball, Y denote a yellow ball and G denote a green ball.
Box B
R Y G
R (R, R) ( , ) ( , )
Box A Y (Y, R) ( , ) ( , )
G ( , ) ( , ) ( , )

Let E be the event of taking two balls of the same colour.

n(S) = _______, n(E) = _______

8. The table below shows the grades of 36 students of a class in a Mathematics test.
Grade A B C D E F
Number of students 3 7 x 8 4 2
(a) Find x.
(b) If a student is selected at random, find the probability that he/she gets grade C in the
Mathematics test.
Solution
(a) (b)

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