Question 8 — IGCSE 0580 Oct/Nov 2024 Paper 42
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Extended tier, calculator. Topic: Probability · General. Worth 8 marks.
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8 (a) A bag contains 24 coloured beads.
Some are red, some are blue and 10 are yellow .
One bead is picked at random from the bag.
Find the probability that
(i) the bead is yellow
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(ii) the bead is not yellow.
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(b) Another bag contains 5 green marbles, 6 white marbles and 4 black marbles.
Meera picks 2 marbles at random from the bag, without replacement.
Find the probability that
(i) the first marble is black and the second marble is white
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(ii) both marbles have different colours.
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