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2.3 Probability

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Question 11

The events A A\,A and B B\,B are such that P(A)=0.45P(A) = 0.45P(A)=0.45, P(B)=0.6P(B) = 0.6P(B)=0.6 and P(A∣B)=13\displaystyle P(A|B) = \frac{1}{3}P(A∣B)=31​.

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Find P(A∩B)P(A \cap B)P(A∩B).

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b.

Find P(B′∣A)P(B'|A)P(B′∣A).

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c.

Find P(A′∪B)P(A' \cup B)P(A′∪B).

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d.

Determine whether the events A A\,A and B B\,B are independent, give a reason for your answer.

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2.3 Probability Questions

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

200 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 2.3 Probability, covering 2.3.1 Mutually exclusive and independent events, 2.3.2 Diagrams to assist probability calculations, 2.3.3 Conditional probability (A-level only), 2.3.4 Conditional probability from first principles (A-level only), and 2.3.5 Modelling with probability. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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