2.

The LOTTO rules state the following:

Six numbers are drawn from the numbers 1 to 49 - this is called a draw.
Numbers are not replaced once drawn, so you cannot have the same num-
ber more than once.
The order of the drawn numbers does not matter.
You decide to buy one LOTTO ticket consisting of 6 numbers.
a) How many different possible LOTTO draws are there? Write your answer
in scientic notation, rounding to two digits after the decimal point.
b) Complete the tree diagram below after the rst two LOTTO numbers have
been drawn showing the possible outcomes and probabilities of the num-
bers on your ticket.
correct
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c) What is the probability of getting the rst number drawn correctly?
d) What is the probability of getting the second number drawn correctly if you
get the rst number correct?
e) What is the probability of getting the second number drawn correct if you
do not get the rst number correctly?
f) What is the probability of getting the second number drawn correct?
g) What is the probability of getting all 6 LOTTO numbers correct? Write your
answer in scientic notation, rounding to two digits after the decimal point.
3. The population statistics of South Africa show that 55% of all babies born are
female. Calculate the probability that a couple planning to have children will
have a boy followed by a girl and then a boy. Assume that each birth is an
independent event. Write your answer as a percentage, correct to two decimal
places.
4. Fezile and Vuzi write a Mathematics test. The probability that Fezile will pass
the test is 0,8. The probability that Vuzi will pass the test is 0,75. What is the
probability that only one of them will pass the test?
5. Landline telephone numbers are 10 digits long. Numbers begin with a zero
followed by 9 digits chosen from the digits 0 to 9. Repetitions are allowed.
a) How many different phone numbers are possible?
b) The rst three digits of a number form an area code. The area code for Cape
Town is 021. How many different phone numbers are available in the Cape
Town area?
c) What is the probability of the second digit being an even number?
d) Ignoring the rst digit, what is the probability of a phone number consisting
of only odd digits? Write your answer correct to three decimal places.
6. Take the word POSSIBILITY.
a) In how many way can the letters be arranged if repeated letters are consid-
ered identical?
b) What is the probability that a randomly generated arrangement of the letters
will begin with three Is? Write your answer as a fraction.
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10.8. Summary