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Question 105

Leroy asks 50 people which sports they watch. They can choose from football, golf and hockey. 5 people watch all three sports. 8 people watch football and golf. 7 people watch golf and hockey. 9 people watch football and hockey. 31 people watch football. 13 people watch golf. 17 people watch hockey.

a.

Complete the following table.

RegionNumber of people
Football and golf but not hockey3
Golf and hockey but not football2
Football and hockey but not golf4
Football only19
Golf only3
Hockey only6
None of the sports8
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b.

Draw a Venn diagram for this information.

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c.

One of the people is selected at random. Given they watch football, find the probability they do not watch hockey.

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Conditional Probability Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Conditional Probability

368 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths Conditional Probability, covering 2.1 Set Notation, 2.2 Conditional Probability, 2.3 Conditional Probabilities in Venn Diagrams, 2.4 Probability Formulae, and 2.5 Tree Diagrams. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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