Foundation June 2023 Paper 1R Q2

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec3 marksBasic Probability

2 The diagram shows a fair spinner with six sections.

Hexagonal spinner divided into six triangular sections labelled Red, Red, Red, Blue, Blue and Yellow

Three sections are red, two sections are blue and one section is yellow.

impossible    unlikely    evens    likely    certain

The spinner is spun once.

(a) Write down a word from the box to describe the likelihood that the spinner lands on yellow. (1)
(b) On the probability scale, mark with a cross (×) the probability that the spinner lands on green.
Probability scale from 0 to 1 with the midpoint marked one half
(1)

Here are 8 number cards.
3 of the number cards are blank.

Eight number cards: 4, 5, 4, 1, 7 and three blank cards

Hugo is going to take at random one of these cards.

(c) Write a number on each of the 3 blank cards so that the probability that Hugo picks a card with an odd number is \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) (1)