Year 10
Higher
Year 10
Higher
Conditional probability word problems
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn how to tackle conditional probability word problems. Prior knowledge of how to draw tree diagrams is essential to this lesson.
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3 Questions
Q1.
There are 10 counters in a bag. 4 counters are green and 6 counters are blue. Two counters are selected at random. If you want to calculate the probability that both are green, what calculation should you do?
A
B
Q2.
There are 10 counters in a bag. 4 counters are green and 6 counters are blue. Two counters are selected at random. Calculate the probability that you get one of each colour.
B
C
Q3.
There are 10 counters in a bag. 4 counters are green and 6 counters are blue. Two counters are selected at random. Calculate the probability that you get at least one blue.
A
B