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Two bags, A A\,A and BBB, contain red, green and yellow counters. Bag A A\,A contains 3 red counters, 2 green counters and 4 yellow counters. Bag B B\,B contains 5 red counters, 4 green counters and 1 yellow counter. Taylor picks one counter at random from bag A A\,A and places it into bag BBB. She then picks one counter at random from bag BBB.

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Draw a tree diagram to represent this information.

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b.

Find the probability that Taylor picks two counters of the same colour.

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c.

Given that both counters are the same colour, find the probability they are both yellow.

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Conditional Probability Questions

Practise Edexcel A Level Maths Conditional Probability with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 100 questions covering Set Notation, Conditional Probability, Conditional Probabilities in Venn Diagrams, Probability Formulae, and Tree Diagrams, matched to the Edexcel A Level Maths (9MA0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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