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A man throws three dice and observes the number on the top face of each. Find the probabilities that
(a) all the three numbers are different, (b) all the three numbers are the same,
(c) only two of the three numbers are the same, (d) the sum of the three numbers is greater than 15.

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A fair die is thrown three times. Events A, B, C are defined as follows:
A — the total score is an odd number; B — a six appears at the first throw; C — the total score is 13.
(a) Calculate P(A) and P(A | B) and state whether A and B are independent events.
(b) Calculate P(C)and P(C | B) and state whether B and C are independent events. (N82/P2/2)

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A box contains 25 apples, of which 20 are red and 5 are green. Of the red apples, 3 contain
maggots and of the green apples, 1 contains maggots. Two apples are chosen at random from the box. Find,
in any order,
(a) the probability that both apples contain maggots,
(b) the probability that both apples are red and at least one contains maggots, ;
(c) the probability that at least one apple contains maggots, given that both apples are red,
(d) the probability that both apples are red given that at least one apple is red. (J86/P2/6)

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A class of twenty pupils consists of 12 girls and 8 boys. For a discussion session four "officers" are to be
chosen at random as "Chairman", "Recorder", "Proposer" and "Opposer". Find, giving your answers
correct to three significant figures,
(a) the probability that all four officers are girls,
(b) the probability that two officers are girls and two are boys,
(c) the probability that the Proposer and Opposer are both girls,
(d) the probability that the Proposer and Opposer are of opposite sex given that the Chairman and
Recorder
are both girls. (J87/P2/6)

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(a) Two fair dice are thrown, and events A, B and C are defined as follows: \
A : the sum of the two scores is odd,
B : at least one of the two scores is greater than 4,
C : the two scores are equal.
Find, showing your reasons clearly in each case, which two of these three events are
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utually exclusive, (ii) independent.
Find, also P(C | B), making your method clear.
(b) Two players A and B regularly play each other at chess. When A has the first move in a game,
the probability of A winning that game, is 0.4 and the probability of B winning that game is
0.2. When B has the first move in a game, the probability of B winning that game is 0.3 and
the probability of A winning that game is 0.2. Any game of chess that is not won by either
player ends in a draw.
(i) G
iven that A and B toss a fair coin to decide who has the first move in a game, find the
probability of the game ending in a draw,
(ii) T
o make their games more enjoyable, A and B agree to change the procedure for deciding
who has the first move in a game. As a result of their new procedure, the probability of A
having the first move in any game is p. Find the value of p which gives A and B equal
chances of winning each game.(N93/P2/6)
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In a lottery there are 24 prizes allocated at random to 24 prize-winners. Ann, Ben and Cal are three of
the prize-winners. Of the prizes, 4 are cars, 8 are bicycles and 12 are watches. Show that the
probability that Ann gets a car and Ben gets either a bicycle or a watch is 10/69. Giving each answer
either as a fraction or as a decimal correct to 3 significant figures, find
(a) the probability that both Ann and Ben get cars, given that Cal gets a car,
(b) the probability that either Ann or Cal (or both) gets a car,
(c) the probability that Ann gets a car and Ben gets either a car or a bicycle,
(d) the probability that Ann gets a car given that Ben gets either a car or a bicycle. (J94/P2/6)