Probability: Venn Diagrams

and Two-Way Tables

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 Worked Example Your Turn

Football Tennis Football Tennis

1 2 4 3 2 5

3 5
5 6 3 4

4 15 4 14
Rugby Rugby

40 people are surveyed about their favourite 40 people are surveyed about their favourite
sports and the results are shown in the Venn sports and the results are shown in the Venn
diagram above. diagram above.
1) Find the probability of a student liking tennis 1) Find the probability of a student liking tennis
and rugby and rugby

2) Find the probability of a student liking tennis 2) Find the probability of a student liking tennis
or rugby or rugby

3) Given that a student likes tennis, what is the 3) Given that a student likes tennis, what is the
probability they like football probability they like football

4) Given that a student likes tennis, what is the 4) Given that a student likes tennis, what is the
probability that they like rugby probability that they like rugby
 Worked Example Your Turn

The two-way table below shows the subjects The two-way table below shows the subjects
120 students 120 students
Left Right Total Left Right Total
handed handed handed handed
French 25 35 60 French 20 40 60

Spanish 12 48 60 Spanish 18 42 60

Total 37 83 120 Total 38 82 120

1) Find the probability of a student taking French or 1) Find the probability of a student taking French or
Spanish Spanish

2) Find the probability of a student taking French 2) Find the probability of a student taking French
and Spanish and is right handed

3) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 3) Given that a student is right handed, what is the
probability they take French? probability they take French?

4) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 4) Given that a student is right handed, what is the
probability they take Spanish? probability they take Spanish?
 The two-way table below shows the subjects
French Spanish
of 80 students
Left Right Total
handed handed 1 2 4
French 18 26 44
3
5 6
Spanish 9 27 36

Total 27 53 80 4 15
Latin

1) Find the probability of a student taking French 1) Find the probability of a student taking French

2) Find the probability of a student taking French or 2) Find the probability of a student taking French or
Spanish Spanish

3) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 3) Find the probability of a student taking French
probability they take French? and Spanish

4) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 4) Given that a student takes Spanish, what is the
probability they take Spanish? probability they take Latin?

5) Given that a student is left handed, what is the 5) What is the probability that a student takes Latin
probability they take Spanish? given that they take Spanish?

6) Given that a student is left handed, what is the 6) What is the probability that a student does not
probability they are right handed? take French given that they take Latin?
 The two-way table below shows the subjects
Geography History
of 110 students
Left Right Total
handed handed 7 3 4
Geography 60 26 86
5
11 0
History 5 19 24

Total 65 45 110 5 15
Business

1) Find the probability of a student taking History 1) Find the probability of a student taking Business

2) Find the probability of a student taking History 2) Find the probability of a student taking Business
or Geography or History

3) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 3) Find the probability of a student taking Business
probability they take History? and History

4) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 4) Given that a student takes Geography, what is
probability they take Geography? the probability they take History?

5) Given that a student is left handed, what is the 5) What is the probability that a student takes
probability they take Geography? History given that they take Geography?

6) Given that a student is left handed, what is the 6) What is the probability that a student does not
probability they do not take Geography? take Business given that they take History?
 The two-way table below shows the subjects
French Spanish
of 80 students
Left Right Total
handed handed 1 2 4
French 18 26 44
3
5 6
Spanish 9 27 36

Total 27 53 80 4 15 11
Latin
40
1) Find the probability of a student taking French44 1) Find the probability of a student taking French
80
2) Find the probability of a student taking French 2) Find the probability of a student taking French or
or Spanish 80 Spanish 21
=1
80 40
3) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 3) Find the probability of a student taking French
probability they take French? 26 and Spanish 5
53 40
4) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 4) Given that a student takes Spanish, what is the
probability they take Spanish? 27 probability they take Latin? 9
53 15
5) Given that a student is left handed, what is the 5) What is the probability that a student takes Latin
probability they take Spanish? 9 given that they take Spanish? 9
27 15 6
6) Given that a student is left handed, what is the 6) What is the probability that a student 29
probability they are right handed? 0 does not take French given that they take Latin?
 The two-way table below shows the subjects
Geography History
of 110 students
Left Right Total
handed handed 7 3 4
Geography 60 26 86
5
11 0
History 5 19 24

Total 65 45 110 5 15
31
Business
50
1) Find the probability of a student taking History 24 1) Find the probability of a student taking Business
110
2) Find the probability of a student taking History 2) Find the probability of a student taking Business
or Geography 110 or History 38
=1
110 50
3) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 3) Find the probability of a student taking Business
probability they take History? 19 and History 5
45 50
4) Given that a student is right handed, what is the 4) Given that a student takes Geography, what is
probability they take Geography? 26 the probability they take History? 8
45 26 8
5) Given that a student is left handed, what is the 5) What is the probability that a student takes
probability they take Geography? 60 History given that they take Geography? 26
65 5 6) 3
6) Given that a student is left handed, what is the What is the probability that a student does
65 12
not take Business given that they take History?
probability they do not take Geography?