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Probability
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Question 1

Easy

[Maximum mark: 6]

Two events A and B are independent with P(A ∩ B) = P(A ∩ B ′ ) = 0.3.

(a) Find P(A). [2]

(b) (i) Find P(B).

(ii) Find P(A ∪ B). [4]

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Question 2

Easy

[Maximum mark: 7]

The following Venn diagram shows two events A and B , where P(A) = 0.3, P(A ∩ B) = 0.2 and P(A ∪ B) =
0.7. The values of p, q , r and s are probabilities.

(a) Write down the value of r. [1]

(b) Find the value of:

(i) p;

(ii) q ;

(iii) s. [4]

(c) Find P(B). [2]

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Question 3

Easy

[Maximum mark: 6]

The following Venn diagram shows two events A and B , where P(A) = 0.3, P(B) = 0.8 and P(A ∩ B) = 0.2.
The values of p, q , r and s are probabilities.

(a) Find the value of r, p, q , and s. [4]

(b) Find P(A ∣ B ′ ). [2]

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Question 4

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[Maximum mark: 4]

A and B are two events such that P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.7 and P(A ∪ B) = 0.85.

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(a) Find P(A ∩ B). [2]

(b) Determine whether events A and B are independent. [2]

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Question 5

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[Maximum mark: 6]

A bag contains 7 blue and 5 red marbles. Two marbles are selected at random without replacement.

(a) Complete the tree diagram below. [3]

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(b) Find the probability that exactly one of the selected marbles is blue. [3]

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Question 6

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Sophie can randomly select one chocolate from a large box full of chocolates of different types and sizes.

The probability that a chocolate is:

sugar free is 0.6;

king size is 0.25;

sugar free or king size is 0.8.

Find the probability that the chocolate chosen by Sophie is not a sugar free king size.

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Question 7

Easy

[Maximum mark: 6]

Two events A and B are such that P(A) = 0.25 and P(A ∪ B) = 0.7.

Find P(B), given that A and B are:

(a) mutually exclusive; [2]

(b) independent. [4]

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Question 8

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[Maximum mark: 7]

The following Venn diagram shows two events A and B , where P(A) = 0.6, P(A ∩ B) = 0.1 and P(A ∪ B) =
0.9. The values of p and q are probabilities.

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(a) Find the value of q and of p. [3]

(b) Find P(B ′ ). [2]

(c) Find P(A ∣ B ′ ). [2]

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Question 9

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[Maximum mark: 4]

(a) On the Venn diagram below, shade in the region A′ ∪ B ′ . [1]

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Two events A and B are such that P(A′ ∪ B ′ ) = 0.85 and P(B ′ ) = 0.6.

(b) Find P(A ∣ B) [3]

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Question 10

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A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.28 and P(A ∪ B) = 0.75. Find P(B).

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Question 11

Easy

[Maximum mark: 5]

A box contains 8 green and 4 blue marbles. Two marbles are selected at random (without replacement). Find
the probability that selected marbles are:

(a) of the same colour; [3]

(b) of different colours. [2]

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Question 12

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[Maximum mark: 4]

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There are 40 players in a clay pigeon shooting club who take part in a local tournament. The scores obtained
after the first round of shootings are shown in the following table.

(a) One of the players is chosen at random. Find the probability that this player's score was 3 or more. [2]

(b) Calculate the mean score. [2]

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Question 13

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[Maximum mark: 6]

Two events A and B are such that P(A) = 0.58 and P(A ∩ B) = 0.16.

(a) Find P(A ∩ B ′ ). [2]

(b) Given that P(A′ ∩ B ′ ) = 0.28, find P(A ∣ B ′ ). [4]

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Question 14

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[Maximum mark: 6]

Two events A and B are such that P(A) = 0.5 and P(A ∩ B) = 0.1.

(a) Find P(A ∩ B ′ ). [2]

(b) Given that P(A′ ∩ B ′ ) = 0.2, find :

(ii) P(B);

(iii) P(A ∣ B ′ ). [4]

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[Maximum mark: 6]

k2
Consider two events A and B such that P(A) = 3k , P(B) = k , P(A ∩ B) = and P(A ∪ B) = 0.78. Find:
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(a) the value of k ; [3]

(b) P(A′ ∩ B). [3]

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Question 16

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Let A and B be events such that P(A) = 0.35, P(B) = 0.5 and P(A ∪ B) = 0.65.

Find P(A ∣ B).

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Question 17

Easy

[Maximum mark: 6]

Two events A and B are such that P(A ∪ B) = 0.78, P(A ∩ B) = 0.27 and P(A∣ B) = 0.45.

(a) Find P(B). [2]

(b) Find P(A). [2]

(c) Hence show that events A′ and B are independent. [2]

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Question 18

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[Maximum mark: 6]

Two events A and B are such that P(A′ ∩ B) = P(A ∩ B ′ ) = 0.3 and P(A ∩ B) = 0.2.

(a) Calculate P(A′ ∩ B ′ ). [2]

(b) Calculate P(B ′ ). [2]

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′ ′
(c) Hence find P(A ∣ B ). [2]

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Question 19

Easy

[Maximum mark: 14]

In a group of 25 students, 18 students take chemistry and 12 students take physics. Three students take
neither chemistry nor physics. The Venn diagram below shows the events C (studying chemistry) and P
(studying physics). The values of p, q, r and s represent numbers of students.

(a) (i) Write down the value of s.

(ii) Find the value of r.

(iii) Write down the value of p and the value of q . [5]

(b) (i) A student is selected at random from the group. Given that the student studies chemistry, write
down the probability they study physics.

(ii) Hence show that studying chemistry and physics are not independent events. [5]

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(c) Two students are selected at random one after the other. Find the probability the first student studies
only chemistry and the second student studies only physics. [4]

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Question 20

Easy

[Maximum mark: 6]

A and B are independent events such that P(A ∩ B ′ ) = 0.09 and P(A ′ ∩ B) = 0.49.

Let x = P(A ∩ B).

(a) (i) Express P(A) in terms of x.

(ii) Express P(B) in terms of x. [2]

(b) Find the value of x. [2]

(c) Find P(B ∣ A). [2]

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