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Question 36

40 people were asked if they like tea, coffee and hot chocolate. Every person liked at least one of the drinks. 8 of the people like all three drinks. 24 of the people like hot chocolate. 26 of the people like tea. 16 of the people like tea and coffee. 6 of the people like tea and hot chocolate but not coffee. 4 of the people like coffee and hot chocolate but not tea.

a.

Work out how many of the 40 people like coffee.

[6]
b.

Two of the 40 people are chosen at random.

Hence, work out the probability that they both like coffee.

[1]
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Conditional Probability Questions

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72 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Maths Conditional Probability. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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