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Date November 2017 Marks available 3 Reference code 17N.1.sl.TZ0.1
Level SL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
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Question

A bag contains 5 green balls and 3 white balls. Two balls are selected at random without replacement.

Complete the following tree diagram.

N17/5/MATME/SP1/ENG/TZ0/01.a

[3]
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Find the probability that exactly one of the selected balls is green.

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Markscheme

correct probabilities

N17/5/MATME/SP1/ENG/TZ0/01.a/M     A1A1A1     N3

 

Note:     Award A1 for each correct bold answer.

 

[3 marks]

a.

multiplying along branches     (M1)

eg58×37, 38×57, 1556

adding probabilities of correct mutually exclusive paths     (A1)

eg58×37+38×57, 1556+1556

3056 (=1528)     A1     N2

[3 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 5 - Statistics and probability » 5.5 » The probability of an event A is P(A)=n(A)n(U) .
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