Placing Events: Problem Solving & Reasoning

Mathematics
GCSE Foundation
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet exploring how to correctly place events on a probability scale from 0 to 1, including procedural, contextual, and extension questions.

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Placing Events: Problem Solving & Reasoning

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Place the following events on the probability scale from 0 to 1: 'A fair coin lands heads', 'A biased coin lands heads with probability 0.7', 'A die roll results in an even number'.
[4 marks]
2.
Calculate the probability of an event that is twice as likely as an event with probability 0.3.
[3 marks]
3.
A spinner has 4 equal sectors numbered 1 to 4. Place the event 'Landing on an even number' on the probability scale.
[2 marks]
4.
Construct a diagram on the grid to show an event with probability 0.25.
[2 marks]
5.
If an event has a probability of 0.8, is it more or less likely than an event with probability 0.6? Explain your reasoning.
[3 marks]
6.
A card is drawn from a well-shuffled standard deck. Place the event 'Drawing a king' on the probability scale.
[2 marks]
7.
A biased die is loaded so that the number 6 has a probability of 0.2. Place this event and the event 'Rolling an even number' on the scale and compare.
[4 marks]
8.
A factory produces 10% defective items. Place the event 'Item is defective' on the probability scale.
[2 marks]
9.
A student guesses randomly on a multiple-choice question with 4 options. Place the event 'Student guesses correctly' on the scale.
[2 marks]
10.
A biased coin lands heads with probability 0.4. If the coin is flipped twice, what is the probability that it lands heads exactly once? Place this on the probability scale.
[3 marks]
11.
Identify and correct the mistake in this reasoning: 'Since the probability of rain today is 0.2, it is unlikely to rain tomorrow, so the probability of rain tomorrow is less than 0.2.'
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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