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Question 4

The Venn diagram shows three events RRR, S S\,S and TTT. Events R R\,R and S S\,S overlap, while event T T\,T is separate from both of them. The probability in the region belonging to R R\,R only is 0.18, and the probability outside all three events is 0.08. The other regions are labelled as follows: R R\,R and S S\,S only has probability ppp, S S\,S only has probability qqq, and T T\,T only has probability rrr.

a.

Write down two of the events that are mutually exclusive.

[1]
b.

The probability of R R\,R is 0.46.

The probability of R R\,R or S S\,S is 0.74.

Find the values of ppp, q q\,q and rrr.

[3]
c.

State, giving a reason, whether or not the events R R\,R and S S\,S are statistically independent.

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Probability Questions

  1. AS Level
  2. /Maths
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34 exam-style questions on Edexcel AS Level Maths Probability, covering 5.1 Calculating Probabilities, 5.2 Venn Diagrams, 5.3 Mutually Exclusive and Independent Events, and 5.4 Tree Diagrams. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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