Q1) There were two colour of pens in a box. There were 9 red pens ,and 9 yellow pens. Two pens were picked and not replaced. What was the probability they were both the same colour ?
[ \(\frac{8}{17}\)
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Q1) There were 6 blue pencils ,and some purple pencils in a draw . Two pencils were picked at random and not replaced. The probability they were both blue was \(\frac{1}{7}\). How many purple pencils were there ?
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Q1) There were 10 red pens ,and some green pens in a box. Two pens were picked at random from the box and not replaced. The probability they were both the same is \(\frac{11}{21}\). How many green pens were there ?
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Q2) There were 6 green apples ,and 5 purple apples in a tin . Two apples were picked and not replaced. What was the probability they were both green ?
[ \(\frac{3}{11}\)
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Q2) There are 10 red pencils ,and some purple pencils in a draw . 8 extra purple pencils were added. Two pencils were picked at random and not replaced. The probability they were both red was \(\frac{5}{39}\). How many purple pencils were there to begin with ?
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Q2) There are 7 red beads ,and some purple beads in a draw. Two beads were picked at random from the draw and not replaced. The probability they are both the different is \(\frac{8}{15}\). How many purple beads were there ?
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Q3) There were two colour of beads in a tin. There were 5 yellow beads ,and 4 blue beads. Two beads were picked and not replaced. What was the probability they were both the same colour ?
[ \(\frac{4}{9}\)
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Q3) There were 6 green beads ,and some yellow beads in a box . Two beads were picked at random and not replaced. The probability they were both green was \(\frac{5}{26}\). How many yellow beads were there ?
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Q3) There are two colour of sweets in a packet. There are 3 more green sweets than purple . Two sweets are picked at random and not replaced.The probability they are both the same is \(\frac{19}{39}\). The number of purple sweets is less than 10. How many green sweets are there ?
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Q4) There were 8 purple pencils ,and 2 green pencils in a tray . Two pencils were picked and not replaced. What was the probability they were both purple ?
[ \(\frac{28}{45}\)
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Q4) There are 5 purple pens ,and some green pens in a bag . 9 extra green pens were added. Two pens were picked at random and not replaced. The probability they were both purple was \(\frac{5}{68}\). How many green pens were there to begin with ?
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Q4) There are two colour of apples in a packet. There are 5 more purple apples than green . Two apples are picked at random and not replaced.The probability they are both the same is \(\frac{11}{21}\). The number of green apples is less than 10. How many purple apples are there ?
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Q5) There were two colour of beads in a bag. There were 9 purple beads ,and 9 blue beads. Two beads were picked and not replaced. What was the probability they were both the same colour ?
[ \(\frac{8}{17}\)
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Q5) There were 5 purple apples ,and some blue apples in a packet . Two apples were picked at random and not replaced. The probability they were both purple was \(\frac{2}{11}\). How many blue apples were there ?
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Q5) There are two colour of pens in a tray. There are 4 more blue pens than red . Two pens are picked at random and not replaced.The probability they are both the same is \(\frac{17}{33}\). The number of red pens is less than 10. How many blue pens are there ?
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