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2.3 Probability

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Question 43

Two sacks, P P\,P and QQQ, contain gold, silver, and bronze discs. Sack P P\,P contains 5 gold discs, 2 silver discs, and 1 bronze disc. Sack Q Q\,Q contains 3 gold discs, 4 silver discs, and 5 bronze discs. Alex picks one disc at random from Sack P P\,P and places it into Sack QQQ. Alex then picks one disc at random from Sack QQQ.

a.

Draw a tree diagram to represent this information.

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b.

Find the probability that Alex picks two discs of the same colour.

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c.

Given that both discs are the same colour, find the probability they are both gold.

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