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Question 27

A museum archives contain 13 ancient scrolls that require restoration: 6 from the Dynasty Era, 4 from the Classical Era, and 3 from the Hellenistic Era. The head curator selects two scrolls at random, one after the other without replacement, to be sent to a specialist lab.

a.

Construct a complete tree diagram to illustrate all the possible outcomes and the associated conditional probabilities for the selection of the two scrolls. State your probabilities clearly.

[3]
b.

Determine the exact probability that the curator selects one Classical Era scroll and one Hellenistic Era scroll.

[2]

Tree Diagrams Questions

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Practise Edexcel A Level Maths Tree Diagrams with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 27 questions, 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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