MR S.

THASIAH MATH - GRADE 10

MARBURG
SECONDARY SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS - GRADE 10
TOPIC: PROBABILITY

COMPILED BY: MR S. THASIAH

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GRADE 10: PROBABILITY

VENN DIAGRAMS
(TAKEN FROM MIND ACTION SERIES)

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EXERCISE ONE

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EXERCISE TWO

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TREE DIAGRAMS
Tree diagrams are useful tools in determining all possible outcomes of an
experiment.

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INDEPENDENT AND
DEPENDENT EVENTS
- Two successive events A and B are said to be independent if the outcomes
of the first event do not influence the outcomes of the second event. Event A
happens and then is followed by the event B. Suppose that event A is tossing
a coin and event B is then throwing a die. The chance of getting a particular
number on the die (second event) will not be affected by the chance of first
getting a Head or Tail with the coin (first event). Events A and B are clearly
independent of each other.
- Two successive events are said to be dependent if the outcomes of the first
event do have an influence on the outcomes of the second event. Suppose
that a lunch box contains four sandwiches and two apples. Event A is
picking an item of food from the box and then eating it. Event B is then
picking an item from the box again and eating it. Clearly event B depends on
what happened in event A. If a sandwich was selected in event A, then there
will only be 3 sandwiches and two apples left to select from. There will only
be 5 items to choose from rather than 6 items, because one sandwich is not
replaced. Event A and B are dependent (what happens in event B depends on
what previously happened in event A).

EXERCISE THREE

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CONTINGENCY TABLES
Contingency tables are a way of classifying sample observations according to
two or more identifiable characteristics (for example, gender and gym use).
A contingency table shows a count or number of observations grouped by
specific characteristics.

EXERCISE FOUR

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EXERCISE FIVE

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APPLICATION OF GRADE 10
(TAKEN FROM PAST YEAR PAPERS)
QUESTION 8 (NOVEMBER 2018)

QUESTION 8 (NOVEMBER 2017)

QUESTION 9 (NOVEMBER 2017)

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QUESTION 9 (NOVEMBER 2016)

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APPLICATION OF
PROBABILITY
(TAKEN FROM HOW I TEACH IT DOCUMENT)

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