Bronze – Tree diagrams

2
1) The probability that Neil wins a game of chance is . He plays 2 games.
5
Complete the tree diagram below.

2
Win
5
Game 1 Game 2 Probabilities
2
5
Win

3 No Win
5

Win
Find the probability
No Winthat:
a) He wins both games b) He losses both games

P(wins both) = No Win both) =

P(losses

2) Anna and Bill are set to fail their maths exam because they are not good attenders at
school. On a particular day:
3
P(Anna attends school) =
5
7
P(Bill attends school) =
10
Complete the tree diagram below.

Anna Bill Probabilities

Attends

Attends
Doesn’t
Attend

Doesn’t
Find the probability that:
Atten d
a) Neither is at school b) Both of them attend school

P(neither attend) = P(both attend) =

3) There are 6 red and 3 white discs in a bag. A disc is drawn, then replaced and
another disc is drawn.

1
3 White
Disc 1
1 White
3 Disc 2
Proba
bilitie
s

Find the probability that:

a) Both discs are white b) both discs are red c) the discs are the same colour

4) Melanie is a sixth form student who has 2 classes with homework due on a Tuesday.
2
The probability that she has her Maths homework is
5
7
The probability that she has her English homework is
10
Draw a probability tree diagram in the space below.

Math
s
Has h/w

Engli
sh
Prob
abiliti
es

No h/w

Use your diagram to find

a) P(No homework) b) P(both homeworks) c) P(one of the homeworks)