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2.3.10 Conditional probabilities (A-level only)

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Fifty people are asked which of football FFF, golf G G\,G and hockey H H\,H they watch. Five watch all three; 8 watch football and golf; 7 watch golf and hockey; 9 watch football and hockey. The totals watching football, golf and hockey are 31, 13 and 17 respectively. Pairwise totals include those who watch all three.

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Find the number who watch football but not hockey.

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b.

Given that a person watches football, find the probability that they do not watch hockey.

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