4MA0 Higher January 2012 Paper 4 Q16

EdexcelHigherOld spec7 marksBasic ProbabilityMultiple Events

16 Here are 8 dominoes.

Eight dominoes showing their spots

The 8 dominoes are put in a bag.
Riaz takes at random a domino from the bag.

(a) Find the probability that he takes a domino with a total of 8 spots or a domino with a total of 9 spots. (2)

Helima takes at random 2 dominoes from the bag of 8 dominoes without replacement.

(b) Work out the probability that
(i) the total number of spots on the two dominoes is 18
(ii) the total number of spots on the two dominoes is 17
(5)