4MA0 Foundation June 2014 Paper 1R Q9

EdexcelFoundationOld spec7 marksBasic ProbabilityMultiple Events

9 Three rectangular cards are numbered 1, 3 and 5

Three rectangular cards numbered 1, 3 and 5

Sanjay takes at random one of these cards.

(a) Find the probability that the number on the card he takes is
(i) 5
(ii) an even number.
(2)

Three circular cards are numbered 2, 3 and 4

Three circular cards numbered 2, 3 and 4

Shondra takes at random one of these circular cards.

(b) Find the probability that the number on the card she takes is an even number. (1)

Amrit has all six cards.
She takes at random one rectangular card and one circular card.
She adds together the numbers on the two cards to find the total for these two cards.

(c) Complete the table to show all possible totals.
Three totals have been done for you.
Number on rectangular card
135
Number on circular card23
38
45
(2)
(d) Work out the probability that the total is
(i) 8
(ii) 5 or 7
(2)