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Conditional probability and independenceEdexcel International A Level Maths: Mind map

Conditional probability
Multiplication rule

Conditional probability

and independence

P(B|A)multiplicationindependent
Independence
Exclusive vs independent
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Exam questions on Conditional probability and independence

  1. A bag contains 5 red counters and 3 blue counters. Two counters are drawn at random, one after the other, without replacement.
    Find the probability that the two counters are of different colours.2 marks
  2. Events AA and BB are such that P(A)=0.5P(A)=0.5, P(B)=0.4P(B)=0.4 and P(A∩B)=0.2P(A\cap B)=0.2.
    Find P(A∣B′)P(A\mid B').2 marks
  3. Events AA and BB are independent, with P(A)=0.3P(A)=0.3 and P(A∪B)=0.58P(A\cup B)=0.58.
    Find P(B)P(B).3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).