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O-LevelMathematicsProbability4024/11 · Oct/Nov 2012 · Q123 Marks

A bag contains 1 red and 3 blue balls. Two balls are taken from the bag, at random, without replacement. The tree diagram that represents all the outcomes is shown below. [Figure X.X]

  1. (a)Write the appropriate probability on each branch.[2]
  2. (b)Find the probability that the second ball taken is red.[1]

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Topic
Probability, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, Oct/Nov 2012 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 12.

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