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Question 29
67%

The probability a tennis player gets her first serve in court is 65%. If she gets her first serve in court the probability of winning the point is 81%. The chance of getting her second serve in court is 84% and if she gets her second serve in court the chance of winning the point is 59%. If the tennis player fails to get her second serve in court she loses the point.

a.

Draw a tree diagram to show this information.

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b.

Find the probability of the tennis player winning the point.

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Probability Questions

  1. AS Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Probability

34 exam-style questions on Edexcel AS Level Maths Probability, covering 5.1 Calculating Probabilities, 5.2 Venn Diagrams, 5.3 Mutually Exclusive and Independent Events, and 5.4 Tree Diagrams. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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