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2.3 M: Probability

2.3 M: Probability

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Question 40

A sample of 400 cars is classified by fuel type and by whether the engine capacity is above 1.6 litres. The table below is incomplete.

Engine capacity above 1.6 litresEngine capacity at most 1.6 litresTotal
Diesel160
Petrol180
Total120400

One of these 400 cars is selected at random. The event D D\,D is that the car is diesel, and the event E E\,E is that its engine capacity is above 1.6 litres.

a.

Complete the table.

[3]
b.

Find P(D∩E′)P(D \cap E')P(D∩E′).

[1]
c.

Find P[(D∪E)′]P\left[(D \cup E)'\right]P[(D∪E)′].

[2]
d.

Determine whether D D\,D and E E\,E are independent.

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2.3 M: Probability Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /2.3 M: Probability

198 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Maths 2.3 M: Probability, covering 2.3.1 Mutually exclusive and independent events, 2.3.2 Conditional probability (A-level only), 2.3.3 Modelling with probability (A-level only), and 2.3 M: Probability. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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