Probability Work Sheet-1

IGCSE MATHEMATICS WORK SHEET Topic: PROBABILITY
1) (a) One letter from the name ALEAYNDRZA is chosen at random.
What is the probability that it is the letter A?
(b) The probability that it will rain in the city of Alexandria tomorrow is 0.01,
What is the probability that it will not rain in Alexandria tomorrow?
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2) Give your answers to this question as fractions.
Nine cards are numbered as shown.
One card is chosen at random.
Find the probability that the number on the card is
(a) even,
(b) prime,
(c) not a multiple of 6.
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3) The probability that the school’s junior team wins is 0.45 and
the probability that it loses is 0.35.
What is the probability of a draw?
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4) A whole number is picked at random from the numbers 1 to 200, inclusive.
(a) What is the probability that it is more than 44?
Give your answer as
(i) a fraction in its lowest terms,
(ii) a decimal.
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(b) What is the probability that the number is at least 180?
5) Alex, Bernice, Christelle, Divya, Elisa and Fernanda play a game.
They all have an equal chance of winning.
(a) What is the probability that Alex does not win?
(b) Divya wins the first game and then drops out. The others continue playing.
What is the probability that Elisa wins the second game?
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6)
Susan writes the letters of her name on five cards.
One of the five cards is chosen at random. Find the probability that the letter on the card is
(a) S, Answer (a).……………….
(b) E. Answer (b).……………….…
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7) A bag of 30 sweets contains 8 chocolates, 13 nougats and 9 toffees.
A sweet is selected at random.
What is the probability that it is a toffee?
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8) Aminata has a bag containing 35 beads.
The beads are either blue, yellow or red.
One bead is chosen at random.
The probability of choosing a blue bead is 2/7 and the probability of
choosing a yellow bead is 3/5.

Calculate
(a) the number of blue beads in the bag,
(b) the probability of choosing a red bead.
9) Rooms in a hotel are numbered from 1 to 19.
Rooms are allocated at random as guests arrive.
(a) What is the probability that the first guest to arrive is given a room which is a prime
number? (1 is not a prime number.)
(b) The first guest to arrive is given a room which is a prime number.
What is the probability that the second guest to arrive is given a room which is a prime
number?
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10) (a) A bowl of fruit contains 3 apples, 4 bananas, 2 pears and 1 orange.
Aminata chooses one piece of fruit at random.
What is the probability that she chooses
(i) a banana, (ii) a mango?
(b) The probability that it will rain in Switzerland on 1st September is 5/12.
State the probability that it will not rain in Switzerland on 1st September.
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11) Akaliza chooses a number from the list 99, 107, 211, 478 and 481.
Find the probability that the number is
(a) odd,
(b) greater than 400,
(c) a multiple of 5.
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IGCSE MATHEMATICS WORK SHEET Topic: PROBABILITY

1) (a) One letter from the name ALEAYNDRZA is chosen at random.

What is the probability that it is the letter A?

What is the probability that it will not rain in Alexandria tomorrow?

2) Give your answers to this question as fractions.

Nine cards are numbered as shown.

One card is chosen at random.

Find the probability that the number on the card is

(c) not a multiple of 6.

the probability that it loses is 0.35.

What is the probability of a draw?

4) A whole number is picked at random from the numbers 1 to 200, inclusive.

(a) What is the probability that it is more than 44?

Give your answer as

(i) a fraction in its lowest terms,

Sarat Chandra / LAEC/ Maldives / email: saratcd@yahoo.com 1

5) Alex, Bernice, Christelle, Divya, Elisa and Fernanda play a game.

They all have an equal chance of winning.

(a) What is the probability that Alex does not win?

What is the probability that Elisa wins the second game?

Susan writes the letters of her name on five cards.

(a) S, Answer (a).……………….

(b) E. Answer (b).……………….…

7) A bag of 30 sweets contains 8 chocolates, 13 nougats and 9 toffees.

A sweet is selected at random.

What is the probability that it is a toffee?

8) Aminata has a bag containing 35 beads.

The beads are either blue, yellow or red.

One bead is chosen at random.

The probability of choosing a blue bead is 2/7 and the probability of

choosing a yellow bead is 3/5.

Sarat Chandra / LAEC/ Maldives / email: saratcd@yahoo.com 2

(a) the number of blue beads in the bag,

(b) the probability of choosing a red bead.

9) Rooms in a hotel are numbered from 1 to 19.

Rooms are allocated at random as guests arrive.

number? (1 is not a prime number.)

Aminata chooses one piece of fruit at random.

What is the probability that she chooses

(i) a banana, (ii) a mango?

Find the probability that the number is

(b) greater than 400,

Sarat Chandra / LAEC/ Maldives / email: saratcd@yahoo.com 3

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