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Question 82

A club manager surveyed 30 members about their use of the gym and the swimming pool.

He finds that, of the 30 members:

  • 18 use the gym
  • 10 use the swimming pool
  • 6 use both the gym and the swimming pool
a.

A member is chosen at random from the 30 surveyed. Determine whether the event 'the member uses the gym' and the event 'the member uses the swimming pool' are independent.

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b.

For the entire health club, it is known that:

  • the probability that a member uses the sauna is P(S)=14P(S) = \frac{1}{4}P(S)=41​
  • the probability that a member uses the steam room is P(T)=13P(T) = \frac{1}{3}P(T)=31​
  • the probability that a member uses the steam room given that they use the sauna is P(T∣S)=25P(T|S) = \frac{2}{5}P(T∣S)=52​

Calculate the probability that a member uses the sauna or the steam room or both.

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Conditional Probability Questions

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Practise Edexcel A Level Maths Conditional Probability with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 152 questions, matched to the Edexcel A Level Maths (9MA0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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