4400 Higher November 2007 Paper 3 Q8

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksBasic Probability

8 Jim fires an arrow at a target.

Target of concentric circles: a small bull’s eye, a shaded inner ring and an outer ring

The table shows all the possible outcomes and the probabilities of three of these outcomes.

ResultProbability
Bull’s Eye
Inner Ring0.3
Outer Ring0.4
Miss0.2

Work out the probability that Jim’s arrow will hit either the Bull’s Eye or the Inner Ring.

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