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Mathematics
Probability

Name __________________________________________ Date _______________

1. Two fair dice (Dice A and Dice B), labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are thrown together.
a) Complete the table below to show ALL the possible TOTAL SCORES obtained.

DICE A
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
DICE B

3
4
5
6

[3]

b) Use your total score table to write down the probability that the total score is:

i. Square number ____________________________________

ii. Greater than 5_____________________________________

iii. Less than 2 _______________________________________

iv. A multiple of 2______________________________________ [4]

2. A jar contains four marbles, one red (R), one green (G), one yellow (Y) and one
white (W). Two marbles are drawn from the jar, one after another, without
replacing the first one drawn.

a) Complete the table to show all the possible outcomes.

RG GR YR WR

RY YG

RW GW

[2]
b) Write down the probability that
i. The first marble is red _______________________________________

ii. One of the marbles is yellow __________________________________

iii. The marbles are the same colour ______________________________

iv. The first marble is not white __________________________________

v. Neither marble is blue. ______________________________________ [5]

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Probability

Name __________________________________________ Date _______________

1. A jar contains four marbles, one red (R), one green (G), one yellow (Y) and one
white (W). Two marbles are drawn from the jar, one after another, without replacing
the first one drawn.

a) Complete the table to show all the possible outcomes.

RG GR YR WR

RY YG

RW GW

[2]
b) Write down the probability that
i. The marbles are the same colour ______________________________

ii. The first marble is red _______________________________________

iii. The first marble is not white __________________________________

iv. One of the marbles is yellow __________________________________

v. Neither marble is black. _____________________________________ [5]

2. Two fair dice (Dice A and Dice B), labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are thrown together.
a) Complete the table below to show ALL the possible TOTAL SCORES obtained.

DICE A
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
DICE B

3
4
5
6

[3]

b) Use your total score table to write down the probability that the total score is:

i. Greater than 6_____________________________________

ii. Square number ____________________________________

iii. Less than 2 _______________________________________

iv. A multiple of 4______________________________________ [4]