Year 10
Higher
Year 10
Higher
Find probabilities from frequency trees
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn how to use frequency trees to find probabilities including revision on how to draw frequency trees given some information.
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4 Questions
Q1.
Some children were asked if they owned a cat or a dog. A child is chosen at random. Calculate the probability that a child who owns a cat is chosen.

A
C
Q2.
Some children were asked if they owned a cat or a dog. A child is chosen at random. Calculate the probability that a child who owns a dog or a cat is chosen.

A
B
Q3.
This Venn diagram shows the number of students who study art, history and geography. Calculate P (Art ∩ Geography)

A
B
Q4.
This Venn diagram shows the number of students who study art, history and geography. Calculate P(not history).

A
C
3 Questions
Q1.
Here is some information regarding a sign language course taken by some students in year 10 and year 11. A student is randomly selected. What is the probability that they are in year 11?

A
B
Q2.
Here is some information regarding a sign language course taken by some students in year 10 and year 11. A student is randomly selected. What is the probability that they passed the course?

B
C
Q3.
Here is some information regarding a sign language course taken by some students in year 10 and year 11. A student is randomly selected. What probability scenario is represented by the fraction 50 out of 150?

A year 11 student who passes the test
The total number of students who failed the test