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Earn 100

The diagram opposite shows a 30 cm square board with two rectangular cards attached. The 15 cm by 20 cm card covers one-quarter of the 8 cm by 12 cm card.

A dart is randomly thrown at the board, so that it sticks within its perimeter. Use areas to calculate the probability that the dart pierces:

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at least one of the cards

Important Questions on Probability

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AS and A Level
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The diagram opposite shows a 30 cm square board with two rectangular cards attached. The 15 cm by 20 cm card covers one-quarter of the 8 cm by 12 cm card.

A dart is randomly thrown at the board, so that it sticks within its perimeter. Use areas to calculate the probability that the dart pierces exactly one of the cards.

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AS and A Level
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Given that P(A)=0.4, P(B)=0.7 and that P(AB)=0.8, find:

PAB'

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AS and A Level
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Given that P(A)=0.4, P(B)=0.7 and that P(AB)=0.8, find:

PA'B

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AS and A Level
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Each of 27 tourists was asked which of the countries Angola (A), Burundi (B) and Cameroon (C) they had visited. Of the group, 15 had visited Angola; 8 had visited Burundi; 12 had visited Cameroon; 12 had visited all three countries; and 21 had visited only one. Of those who had visited Angola, 4 had visited only one other country. Of those who had not visited Angola, 5 had visited Burundi only. All of the tourists had visited at least one of these countries.

Draw a fully labelled Venn diagram to illustrate this information.

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Each of 27 tourists was asked which of the countries Angola (A), Burundi (B) and Cameroon (C) they had visited. Of the group, 15 had visited Angola; 8 had visited Burundi; 12 had visited Cameroon; 12 had visited all three countries; and 21 had visited only one. Of those who had visited Angola, 4 had visited only one other country. Of those who had not visited Angola, 5 had visited Burundi only. All of the tourists had visited at least one of these countries.

Find the number of tourists in set B' and describe them.

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AS and A Level
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Each of 27 tourists was asked which of the countries Angola (A), Burundi (B) and Cameroon (C) they had visited. Of the group, 15 had visited Angola; 8 had visited Burundi; 12 had visited Cameroon; 12 had visited all three countries; and 21 had visited only one. Of those who had visited Angola, 4 had visited only one other country. Of those who had not visited Angola, 5 had visited Burundi only. All of the tourists had visited at least one of these countries.

Describe the tourists in set (AB)C' and state how many there are.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Each of 27 tourists was asked which of the countries Angola (A), Burundi (B) and Cameroon (C) they had visited. Of the group, 15 had visited Angola; 8 had visited Burundi; 12 had visited Cameroon; 12 had visited all three countries; and 21 had visited only one. Of those who had visited Angola, 4 had visited only one other country. Of those who had not visited Angola, 5 had visited Burundi only. All of the tourists had visited at least one of these countries.

Find the probability that a randomly selected tourist from this group had visited at least two of these three countries.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Using a tree diagram, find the probability that exactly one head is obtained when two fair coins are tossed.