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35. Two bags contain discs.
Bag A contains 12 discs.
5 of the discs are red, 6 are blue and 1 is
white.
Bag B contains 25 discs.
n of the discs are red and the rest are blue.
James takes at random a disc from Bag A.
Lucy takes at random a disc from Bag B.
Given that the probability that James and
Lucy both take a red disc is
15
2
(i) find the value of n, the number of red discs
in Bag B.
(ii) Hence calculate the probability that James
and Lucy take discs of different colours.

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Answer:35. Two bags contain discs.

Bag A contains 12 discs.

5 of the discs are red, 6 are blue and 1 is

white.

Bag B contains 25 discs.

n of the discs are red and the rest are blue.

James takes at random a disc from Bag A.

Lucy takes at random a disc from Bag B.

Given that the probability that James and

Lucy both take a red disc is

15

2

(i) find the value of n, the number of red discs

in Bag B.

(ii) Hence calculate the probability that James

and Lucy take discs of different colours.

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