Conditional ProbabilityCambridge IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test
10 questions, 26 marks
Cambridge IGCSE Maths
Conditional Probability
Total 26 marks
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- 1A group of 40 students were asked if they own a bicycle. 25 own a bicycle, and of those, 10 also own a scooter. Of the 15 who do not own a bicycle, 6 own a scooter.(a)Given that a randomly selected student owns a bicycle, find the probability they also own a scooter.[1 mark]
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(b)Given that a randomly selected student owns a scooter, find the probability they also own a bicycle.[1 mark]- A
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(c)Find the probability that a randomly selected student owns neither a bicycle nor a scooter.[1 mark]- A
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Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2A box contains 6 milk chocolates and 4 dark chocolates. Two chocolates are taken at random, one after another, without replacement.(a)Given that the first chocolate taken is milk, find the probability that the second chocolate is also milk.[2 marks](b)Given instead that the first chocolate taken is dark, find the probability that the second chocolate is milk.[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3Data collected on 60 days show: 15 days it rained and the match was postponed; 5 days it rained and the match was not postponed; 3 days it did not rain but the match was postponed; 37 days it did not rain and the match was not postponed.(a)Given that it rained, find the probability the match was postponed.[3 marks](b)Given that the match was not postponed, find the probability that it did not rain.[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4A committee of 12 people contains 7 women and 5 men. Two people are selected at random, one after another, without replacement, to be chair and vice-chair.(a)Given that the chair selected is a woman, find the probability that the vice-chair selected is also a woman.[4 marks](b)Find the probability that both the chair and vice-chair selected are women.[4 marks](c)Given that at least one of the chair and vice-chair selected is a man, find the probability that both are men.[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
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