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Solutions — Full Answer Key
MathematicsYear 11 · 11.2 Probability
Solutions · Full Answer Key
Pack A answers · Pack B answers · Problem-solving worked solutions
Pack A — Answers
Bronze
1.
2.0.7
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.0.25
Silver
11.0.9
12.
13.
14.
15.0.12
16.0.4
17.; yes, mutually exclusive
18.0.784
19.
20.0.65
Gold
21.0.032
22.Not independent ()
23.
24.
25.
26.0.5
27.0.067
28.0.12
29.0.375
30.
Platinum
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.; not independent
37.0.3087
38.
39.
40.(a) 8; (b)
Pack B — Answers
Bronze
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.0.30
Silver
11.0.75
12.
13.
14.
15.0.3
16.0.3
17.; yes, mutually exclusive
18.0.7599
19.
20.0.55
Gold
21.0.039
22.Independent ()
23.
24.
25.
26.0.4
27.0.0643
28.0.10
29.
30.
Platinum
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.; not independent
37.0.3456
38.
39.
40.(a) 10; (b)
Problem-solving — Worked Solutions
1Problem 1
Answer
(a) , , , . (b) Not independent: .
Full working
, , , . So , , , . Independence test: , so not independent.
2Problem 2
Answer
(a) Each branch: , . (b) . (c) .
Full working
With replacement the probabilities reset. (b) . (c) .
3Problem 3
Answer
(a) Branches scale on the second pick. (b) . (c) .
Full working
(b) . (c) .
4Problem 4
Answer
(a) See working. (b) 0.067. (c) .
Full working
(b) . (c) . Despite the test detecting 90% of true cases, only ~27% of positives are real — because the prevalence is low, false positives dominate.
5Problem 5
Answer
(a) 0.12. (b) 0.53. (c) Not independent.
Full working
(a) . (b) . (c) , so not independent.
6Problem 6
Answer
(a) 0.032. (b) 0.625. (c) Wrong — 62.5% of defectives come from .
Full working
(a) . (b) . (c) Even though produces more items, 's defect rate is over twice 's, so 62.5% of defectives come from .
7Problem 7
Answer
(a) 0.343. (b) . (c) 0.3087.
Full working
(a) . (b) . So . (c) .
8Problem 8
Answer
(a) 120. (b) . (c) .
Full working
(a) . (b) Last digit even: 2 choices (2 or 4); first three from remaining 4 digits: . Favourable: 48. . (c) Fix first = 1, last = 5; middle two from : 6 codes. .
9Problem 9
Answer
(a) Tea only 18; both 12; coffee only 13; neither 7. (b) . (c) . (d) Not independent.
Full working
(a) Tea only . Coffee only . At least one ; neither . (b) Divide each by 50. (c) . (d) . . → not independent.
10Problem 10
Answer
(a) 10%. (b) . (c) Not independent. (d) Both 28%, neither 18%.
Full working
(a) (everyone), so . (b) . (c) → not independent. (d) Independent: ; ; neither .
11Problem 11
Answer
(a) . (b) Yes: ✓. (c) .
Full working
(a) . . . (b) . Equal to , so independent. (c) (same as — consistent with independence).
12Problem 12
Answer
(a) 0.022. (b) . (c) Wrong — Y's defect rate is 5× X's, so 68% of defectives come from Y.
Full working
(a) . (b) . (c) Although X produces more items, line Y is far more defect-prone, so a defective item is much more likely to come from Y. Volume alone is misleading without per-line defect rates.
