Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Probability of combined events

Probability of combined events — practice question

In a bag, Gareth has $8$ sweets altogether. Of these, $4$ sweets are orange flavoured, $3$ are lemon flavoured and $1$ is strawberry flavoured.
(a)[4]

Find the probability that the two sweets are of different flavours.

(b)[2]

Find the probability that all three sweets are not lemon flavoured.

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