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Resource for Day 6 – Probability and Counting Techniques

Thursday 26 October
1. A die is thrown and a card is drawn from a pack. Determine the following probabilities:
a. (2)
b. (2)
c. (3)
d. (3)
2. Two friends are comparing their chances of getting a ticket to a certain concert. Suppose
Thandi has a 40% chance, Bongi has a 16% chance and there is 6,4% chance that both
get a ticket.
Are their chances of getting a ticket:
a. mutually exclusive? Justify. (2)
b. Independent? Justify. (2)
3. Suppose event A is six times more likely to happen than event B and that they are
Mutually exclusive. If then determine (4)
4. I spin the spinner below. It has nine equally-sized sectors.
Determine:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f. The minimum number of times I must spin it to be at least 90% sure of getting
at least one yellow.
5. Shade the requested areas on the venn diagrams below: (8)
6. The probability that Phumlani finishes the Comrades is 0,8 while the probability
that Sanele finishes is 0,7. If the probability that either Phumlani or Sanele finishes is
94% then determine the probability that both finish and determine whether or not their
chances of finishing are independent or not. (4)
7. Given:
Draw a venn diagram. (3)
Now use it to determine:
a. If A and B are mutually exclusive? Justify your answer. (1)
b. If A and B are independent? Justify your answer. (2)
c. (1)
d) (1)
8. A music play list on my phone has 9 songs. It plays them in random order and will not
replay a song until all the songs have played. Four of the songs are by Taylor Swift.
Draw a tree diagram and use it to determine the probability that exactly 2 of the next
three songs are by Taylor Swift. (5)
8. A bag contains 1 green bead and 3 red beads. John and Thandi take turns removing
A bead from the bag with Thandi going first. The person who draws the green bead wins.
Determine the probability that Thandi wins.
Hint: use a tree diagram.
9. Repeat question 8 but this time with the bead being replaced after each turn. (6)
10. A computer code takes the form of 3 digits which may not be repeated followed by
2 letters which may be repeated.
An example of such a code is 015AA
a. How many such codes are possible? (3)
b. Suppose that twenty billion (20 000 000 000) unique codes are needed.
It is decided to add extra letters. Calculate the minimum number of
extra letters which will be needed. (5)
11. Adam is forming 5 digit numbers by choosing from the digits
2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 and 9
There is only one of each of the above digits.
a. How many numbers can Adam form? (2)
b. If one of the numbers formed by Adam is chosen at random what is the

probability that it is even AND exceeds 70 000? (5)
12. Fundi arranges her eight books randomly on her shelf. What is the probability that her
three Maths books are all next to one another? (3)
13. Consider the letters
MATH E MATI CAL
a. How many different “words” can be formed using all the letters? (3)
b. If such a word is chosen at random then what is the probability that it does
NOT start and end with the same letter? (5)
14. Alexandra has cards with the following digits on:
6 2 4 1 8
She has just one of each card and she is forming numbers using some or all of her cards.
For example:
2 1 OR 2 8 6 OR 1
a. How many different numbers can she form in this way? (4)
b. What is the probability that the number she forms is bigger than 5000? (4)
15. A group of 6 friends goes to the movie. Johan hopes he won’t be sitting next to Pieter
as they have recently had a disagreement. What is the probability that they are NOT
seated next to one another? (4)
16. Nonhlanhla is investigating whether people’s hot drink preference is dependent of
their left or right handedness. She collects the following data:
Prefer tea Prefer coffee TOTAL

Left handed 19 76
Right handed 213 1065
TOTAL 928 1160
a. Complete the table
b. Determine whether people’s hot drink preference is dependent of their left or right
handedness. Justify your answer with a calculation

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Resource for Day 6 – Probability and Counting Techniques

Are their chances of getting a ticket:

a. mutually exclusive? Justify. (2)

b. Independent? Justify. (2)

4. I spin the spinner below. It has nine equally-sized sectors.

Draw a venn diagram. (3)

Now use it to determine:

a. If A and B are mutually exclusive? Justify your answer. (1)

b. If A and B are independent? Justify your answer. (2)

Determine the probability that Thandi wins.

Hint: use a tree diagram.

An example of such a code is 015AA

a. How many such codes are possible? (3)

11. Adam is forming 5 digit numbers by choosing from the digits

There is only one of each of the above digits.

a. How many numbers can Adam form? (2)

b. If one of the numbers formed by Adam is chosen at random what is the

13. Consider the letters

MATH E MATI CAL

14. Alexandra has cards with the following digits on:

Prefer tea Prefer coffee TOTAL

a. Complete the table

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