1MA0 Foundation June 2012 Paper 2 Q18
18 Sue has a bag of 18 sweets.
5 of the sweets are blue
7 of the sweets are red
6 of the sweets are green
Sue takes at random a sweet from the bag.
Write down the probability that Sue
(i) takes a red sweet,
(ii) does not take a green sweet,
(iii) takes a yellow sweet. (3)
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| (i) \(\frac{7}{18}\) (ii) \(\frac{12}{18}\) (iii) 0 | 3 | (i) B1 for \(\frac{7}{18}\) oe (ii) B1 for \(\frac{12}{18}\) or \(\frac{2}{3}\) oe (iii) B1 for 0 or \(\frac{0}{18}\) or zero oe |