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Grade 12

Probability of repetitive events

Interactive practice questions

Every morning Mae has toast for breakfast. Each day she either chooses honey or jam to spread on her toast, with equal chance of choosing either one.

a

Draw a tree diagram for three consecutive days of Mae’s breakfast choices.

b

What is the probability that on the fourth day Mae chooses honey for her toast?

c

What is the probability that Mae chooses jam for her toast three days in a row?

Easy
2min

Mr and Mrs Smith are starting a family.

When having each child, they assume that having a girl is just as likely as having a boy.

Easy
2min

Consider tossing a normal fair coin.

Easy
1min

Each school day, Neil either rides his bike to school or walks. There is a $70%$70% chance Neil will ride his bike.

Easy
3min
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Outcomes

12D.A.1.5

Recognize and describe an event as a set of outcomes and as a subset of a sample space, determine the complement of an event, determine whether two or more events are mutually exclusive or non-mutually exclusive, and solve related probability problems using a variety of strategies

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