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O-LevelMathematicsProbability4024/21 · May/June 2018 · Q48 Marks

Twelve lettered tiles spelling the word TRIGONOMETRY are placed inside a bag. T R I G O N O M E T R Y

  1. (a)A tile is taken at random from the bag. Find the probability that the tile shows a letter R. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.[1]
  2. (b)All the tiles are placed back in the bag, a tile is then taken at random and placed on the table. A second tile is taken at random and placed to the right of the first tile. A third tile is taken at random and placed to the right of the second tile. 1st 2nd 3rd Find the probability that, in the order the tiles were placed on the table, they spell GET.[2]
  3. (c)Vowels are the letters A, E, I, O and U. All other letters are consonants. All the twelve tiles are placed back in the bag and two tiles are taken at random, without replacement.
  4. (c)(i)Complete the tree diagram.[2]
  5. (c)(ii)Find the probability that the tiles both show vowels.[1]
  6. (c)(iii)Find the probability that one tile shows a vowel and one tile shows a consonant.[2]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] 1/6 cao
  2. [2] 1/660 oe
  3. [2] M1 for 1/12 × 1/11 × 2/10 oe
  4. [2] or SC1 for 1/12 × 1/12 × 2/12 or answer 1/864
  5. [2] or 1/12, 1/11, 2/10
  6. [2] 8/12, 8/11, 4/11, 7/11 oe correctly placed
  7. [2] B1 for two correct
  8. [1] 1/11 oe
  9. [2] 16/33 oe
  10. [2] M1 for 4/12 × 8/11 or 8/12 × 4/11 oe

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Topic
Probability, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2018 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 4.

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