GCSE · Combined events & tree diagrams

Tree diagrams & independent eventsExam-style questions

Building a tree from a worded scenario, and why you multiply along a branch and add between branches — plus the branches-sum-to-1 check and the "at least one" complement that turns seven calculations into one.

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1
Two events $A$ and $B$ are independent. $P(A) = 0.3$ and $P(B) = 0.6$ .

(a) Work out the probability that both $A$ and $B$ happen. [1]

(b) Work out the probability that neither $A$ nor $B$ happens. [2]
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2
Each time Ravi plays a game on his phone, the probability that he wins is $0.4$ .

Ravi plays the game twice. The results of the two games are independent.

(a) Work out the probability that Ravi wins both games.

(b) Work out the probability that Ravi loses both games.
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