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A,  B and C are independent events, and it is given that P(AB)=0.35, P(BC)=0.56 and P(AC)=0.4.

Express P(A) in terms of P(B).

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EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A,  B and C are independent events, and it is given that P(AB)=0.35, P(BC)=0.56 and P(AC)=0.4.

Express P(A) in terms of P(C).

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A,  B and C are independent events, and it is given that P(AB)=0.35, P(BC)=0.56 and P(AC)=0.4.

Find P(B).

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AS and A Level
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A,  B and C are independent events, and it is given that P(AB)=0.35, P(BC)=0.56 and P(AC)=0.4.

Find P(A').

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A,  B and C are independent events, and it is given that P(AB)=0.35, P(BC)=0.56 and P(AC)=0.4.

Find PB'C'.

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In a class of 28 children, 19 attend drama classes, 13 attend singing lessons, and six attend both drama classes and singing lessons. One child is chosen at random from the class. Event D is 'a child who attends drama classes is chosen. Event S is 'a child who attends singing lessons is chosen.

Illustrate the data in an appropriate diagram.

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In a class of 28 children, 19 attend drama classes, 13 attend singing lessons, and six attend both drama classes and singing lessons. One child is chosen at random from the class.
Event D is 'a child who attends drama classes is chosen'.
Event S is 'a child who attends singing lessons is chosen'.

Are events D and S independent? Give a reason for your answer.

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Each child in a group of 80 was asked whether they regularly read R or regularly watch a movie M The results are given in the Venn diagram opposite. One child is selected at random from the group. Event R is 'a child who regularly reads is selected' and event M is 'a child who regularly watches a movie is selected'.

Determine, with justification, whether events R and M are independent.

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Two fair 4-sided dice, both with faces marked 1, 2, 3 and 4, are rolled.
Event A is 'the sum of the numbers obtained is a prime number'.
Event B is 'the product of the numbers obtained is an even number'

Find, in simplest form, the value of P(A), of P(B) and of P(AB).