Higher June 2017 Unit 2 Q7
7. 100 boxes each contain 10 balls.
45 of the boxes are labelled A.
They each contain 7 black balls and 3 white balls.
25 of the boxes are labelled B.
They each contain 4 black balls and 6 white balls.
The rest of the boxes are labelled C.
They each contain 8 black balls and 2 white balls.
In a game, a player chooses a box at random, and then chooses a ball at random from that box.
(a) Complete the tree diagram shown below. [1]

(b) What is the probability that a player will select a black ball? [3]
(c) If a large number of people played the game, approximately what fraction of them would you expect to choose a white ball?
Circle your answer. [1]
Circle your answer. [1]
\(\dfrac{1}{10}\) \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 0·3(0) on ‘box C branch’. | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| FT ‘their 0·3’ from box C branch, only if, between 0 and 1. | ||
| Sight of 0·45 × 0·7 OR 0·25 × 0·4 OR 0·3 × 0·8 | B1 | |
| 0·45 × 0·7 + 0·25 × 0·4 + 0·3 × 0·8 ( 0·315 + 0·1 + 0·24 ) | M1 | |
| = 0·655 or 131/200 or equivalent ISW | A1 | Provided less than 1. |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) | B1 | F.T. for the fraction that is the nearest to 1− ‘their 0·655’ provided 0<’their 0·655’<1 Correct answer of 1/3 gains B1 regardless. |