Probability
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- The probability of picking a King from a pack of 52 cards.
- The probability of picking a multiple of 3 from a bag contains balls labelledwith the numbers from 1 to 20 inclusive..
- The probability of picking a vowel from the word TETRAHEDRON.
- The probability of getting heads when flipping a fair coin.
- The probability of getting a number greater than 6 when rolling a die.
- The probability that the total is greater than 9.
- The probability that the total is a multiple of 3.
- The probability that the total is a prime number.
Work out, as a fraction, the probability of the following events.
Copy and complete the following sample space diagram to show all of the possible outcomes when two dice are rolled and the sum of the numbers found.
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Use your table to find:
