SmarterEd

Aussie Maths & Science Teachers: Save your time with SmarterEd

  • Login
  • Get Help
  • About

Probability, SMB-015

On a tray there are 12 hard‑centred chocolates `(H)` and 8 soft‑centred chocolates `(S)`. Two chocolates are selected at random. A partially completed probability tree is shown.
 


 

What is the probability of selecting at least one soft-centred chocolate?  (3 marks)

--- 7 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) ---

Show Answers Only

`62/95`

Show Worked Solution

`P(text{at least one}\ S)`

`= 1-P(HH)`

`= 1-(12/20 xx 11/19)`

`= 1-33/95`

`= 62/95`

♦ Mean mark 45%.

Filed Under: Multi-Stage Events Tagged With: num-title-ct-pathb, smc-4238-10-Dependent events, smc-4238-50-Probability trees, smc-4238-70-Complementary events, smc-4238-80-"at least"

Copyright © 2014–2025 SmarterEd.com.au · Log in