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Question 1

Tina has two bags of counters, Bag A and Bag B.

There are 5 red counters and 3 blue counters in bag A.

There are 4 red counters and 5 blue counters in bag B.

Tina takes at random a counter from each bag.

a.

Complete the probability tree diagram.

A probability tree diagram for two bags, Bag A and Bag B. Bag A has two branches: Red and Blue. Bag B has four branches: Red, Blue, Red, and Blue. Each branch has a dotted line for a probability value.

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b.

Work out the probability that Tina takes two blue counters.

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Probability Trees Questions

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Practise CIE IGCSE Maths Probability Trees with exam-style questions for Core and Extended tier. 10 questions, matched to the CIE IGCSE Maths (0580) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 3 (Core) or Paper 2 and Paper 4 (Extended) 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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