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2.3.10 Conditional probabilities (A-level only)

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Question 31

A coin is selected at random. Coin A A\,A is selected with probability 0.4 and has probability 0.7 of landing heads. Coin B B\,B is selected with probability 0.6 and has probability 0.3 of landing heads. The selected coin is tossed twice.

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Find the probability of obtaining two heads.

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b.

Given that two heads are obtained, find the probability that coin A A\,A was selected.

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c.

Given that exactly one head is obtained, find the probability that coin A A\,A was selected.

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