Conditional probability and tree and Venn diagramsEdexcel A-Level Maths: Mind map
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Conditional probability
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Exam questions on Conditional probability and tree and Venn diagrams
- Of 50 sixth-form students, 28 study Mathematics, 20 study Physics and 8 study both subjects. One of the 50 students is chosen at random.Given that the student studies exactly one of the two subjects, find the probability that it is Mathematics.2 marks
- On any day, the probability that it rains is . When it rains, the probability that a certain bus is late is . When it does not rain, the probability that the bus is late is .Given that the bus is not late, find the probability that it did not rain.2 marks
- Events and are such that , and .Find .3 marks
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).