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A group of office workers were questioned for a health magazine and 25\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}52​ were found to take regular exercise. When questioned about their eating habits 23\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}32​ said they always eat breakfast and, of those who always eat breakfast 925\displaystyle \frac{9}{25}259​ also took regular exercise.

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Find the probability that a randomly selected member of the group always eats breakfast and takes regular exercise.

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b.

Find the probability that a randomly selected member of the group does not always eat breakfast and does not take regular exercise.

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c.

Determine, giving your reason, whether or not always eating breakfast and taking regular exercise are statistically independent.

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Probability Questions

Practise Edexcel A Level Old Maths Probability with exam-style questions for A Level Old Maths. 11 questions, matched to the Edexcel A Level Old Maths (9371) specification and written in Unit exams C1, C2, C3 and C4 plus two applied units (e.g. S1 and M1) 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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