Question 10

(a) A pair of fair dice each numbered 1 to 6 is tossed. Find the probability of getting a sum of at least 9.

(b) If the probability that a civil servant owns a car is \(\frac{1}{6}\), find the probability that:

(i) two civil servants, A and B, selected at random each owns a car ; (ii) of two civil servants, C and D selected at random, only one owns a car ; (iii) of three civil servants, X, Y and Z, selected at random, only one owns a car.

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Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Mathematics
Year
1989
Question no.
#10
Type
Theory

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