A bag contains 4 red counters and 6 blue counters.
Two counters are taken from the bag at random, without replacement.
Work out the probability that the two counters are different colours.
Without replacement.
15 original questions, 57 marks. Print the worksheet, mark it with the answers sheet, and use the solutions to see every step written out by hand.
A bag contains 4 red counters and 6 blue counters.
Two counters are taken from the bag at random, without replacement.
Work out the probability that the two counters are different colours.
A bag contains 3 red counters and 5 blue counters. Two counters are taken at random without replacement.
Five cards are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Two cards are taken at random, without replacement.
The two numbers are multiplied together.
Work out the probability that the product is even.
A box contains 5 green pegs and 3 white pegs.
Two pegs are taken from the box at random, without replacement.
Work out the probability that both pegs are green.
A bag contains 6 red counters and 4 blue counters. Two counters are taken at random without replacement.
A box contains 12 chocolates: 5 dark and 7 milk. Ravi takes two chocolates at random without replacement.
Work out the probability that at least one of the chocolates is dark.
A bag contains 7 red beads and 5 blue beads.
Two beads are taken from the bag at random, without replacement.
Work out the probability that exactly one of the beads is red.
A packet contains 9 mints and 5 toffees. Chloe takes two sweets at random without replacement.
Work out the probability that the second sweet is a toffee.
The probability that Ravi cycles to work on Monday is 0.7.
If he cycles on Monday, the probability that he cycles on Tuesday is 0.9.
If he does not cycle on Monday, the probability that he cycles on Tuesday is 0.4.
Work out the probability that Ravi cycles to work on Tuesday.
A drawer contains 8 black socks and 6 white socks. Two socks are taken at random without replacement.
Given that the two socks are the same colour, work out the probability that they are both white.
Six cards are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Two cards are taken at random, without replacement.
The two numbers are added together.
Work out the probability that the sum is even.
A tin contains 12 chocolates. 5 are dark chocolate and 7 are milk chocolate.
Nina takes two chocolates at random, without replacement.
Work out the probability that she takes at least one dark chocolate.
A bag contains 5 blue counters and 7 white counters.
Tom takes 3 counters from the bag at random, one at a time, without replacement.
He takes 2 blue counters and 1 white counter.
A bag contains 4 red discs and 8 blue discs.
Meg takes two discs from the bag at random, without replacement.
Meg says,
"The probability that both discs are blue is more than three times the probability that both discs are red."
Is Meg correct? You must show your working.
A box contains 5 red pens and 4 blue pens.
Milo takes a pen at random and does not replace it.
He then takes a second pen at random.
Every question here is original and written by Robinson Tuition. The grade follows the Edexcel grade descriptors and suits AQA and OCR too; this is not an exam-board paper.