Unit 4: Statistics and Probability

Topic 4.5: Probability Fundamentals Questions

Practice 16 exam-style questions for IB Math AA SL Topic 4.5. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.

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The probability a bus is late on a given day is 0.15. Over a 40-day period:
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A bag contains 6 red, 4 yellow and 2 green sweets. One is chosen at random.
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Two fair coins are tossed. List the sample space and find the probability of exactly one head.
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In a class of 30 students, 12 study art and the rest do not. A student is chosen at random. Find the probability the student does not study art.
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A spinner has 8 equal sectors numbered 1–8. It is spun once.
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The probability a seed germinates is 0.85. A gardener plants 200 seeds. Find the expected number that germinate.
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A bag has 3 red and 9 green balls. One is drawn, its colour noted, and replaced; this is repeated 48 times. Find the expected number of reds.
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Items from a machine are faulty with probability 0.03. In a day it makes 1500 items. Find the expected number of faulty items.
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A spinner has 5 equal sectors: 2 blue, 2 red, 1 yellow. It is spun 60 times. Find the expected number of yellows.
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Two fair coins are tossed 80 times. Find the expected number of times exactly two heads appear.
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A fair die is rolled 90 times. Find the expected number of times a number greater than 4 appears.
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A bag has 4 red and 5 blue tokens. Three are drawn without replacement. Find the probability all three are blue.
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In a game, a player wins $4 with probability 0.25 and loses $2 otherwise. Find the expected gain per game.
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A fair coin is tossed three times. Find the probability of getting at least one head.
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Two fair dice are rolled and the scores added. Find the probability the total is 9.
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A box has 5 white and 3 black marbles. Two are drawn without replacement. Find the probability both are white.
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