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Name: ___________________________________________________ Date: ______________<br />

d) Using the information in the table, what is P(red or blue, 4)?<br />

Write your answer as a fraction.<br />

Die<br />

Spinner 1 2 3 4<br />

Blue (B) B, 1 B, 2 B, 3 B, 4<br />

Red (R) R, 1 R, 2 R, 3 R, 4<br />

Yellow(Y) Y, 1 Y, 2 Y, 3 Y, 4<br />

Solution<br />

In the table, circle (R, 4) and (B, 4).<br />

P(R or B, 4) =<br />

favourable outcomes<br />

possible outcomes<br />

=<br />

12<br />

e) Use multiplication to check your answer in part d).<br />

Solution<br />

yellow<br />

red<br />

blue<br />

3<br />

4<br />

P (R or B) =<br />

favourable outcomes<br />

possible outcomes<br />

P (4) =<br />

favourable outcomes<br />

possible outcomes<br />

=<br />

3<br />

=<br />

4<br />

Multiply the probabilities of the 2 events.<br />

P(R or B) × P(4) =<br />

3<br />

×<br />

4<br />

=<br />

12<br />

612 MHR ● <strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>11</strong>: Probability

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