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Year 11 · Sport – Conditional Probability and Decision-Making

Pack B · Fluency

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Answer all questions. Show your working. Questions are grouped by challenge level.

BronzeQuestions 1–20
  1. 1.
    Let U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}U = \{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\}, A={setA}A = \{ {setA} \} and B={setB}B = \{ {setB} \}. List the elements of A∩BA \cap B.
     
  2. 2.
    Using A={setA}A = \{ {setA} \} and B={setB}B = \{ {setB} \}, list A∪BA \cup B.
     
  3. 3.
    U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}U = \{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10\} and A={setA}A = \{ {setA} \}. List A′A'.
     
  4. 4.
    In a Venn diagram, n(A)=15n(A) = 15, n(B)=10n(B) = 10 and n(A∩B)=6n(A \cap B) = 6. Find n(A∪B)n(A \cup B).
     
  5. 5.
    In a class of 25 students, 14 play tennis, 10 play hockey, and 4 play both. How many play neither?
     
  6. 6.
    Let A={setA}A = \{ {setA} \}. State whether 5∈A5 \in A or 5∉A5 \notin A.
     
  7. 7.
    Let A={2,4,6}A = \{2, 4, 6\} and B={setB}B = \{ {setB} \}. State whether A⊆BA \subseteq B is true or false.
     
  8. 8.
    List the elements of {x∈Z:−2≤x<3}\{x \in \mathbb{Z} : -2 \leq x < 3\}.
     
  9. 9.
    Let A={setA}A = \{ {setA} \} and B={setB}B = \{ {setB} \}. Find A∩BA \cap B.
     
  10. 10.
    In a universal set UU with n(U)=40n(U) = 40, n(A)=15n(A) = 15. Find n(A′)n(A').
     
  11. 11.
    A fair die is rolled. Find P(score is amultipleof3)P(\text{score is } a multiple of 3).
     
  12. 12.
    If P(A)=25P(A) = \dfrac{2}{5}, find P(A′)P(A').
     
  13. 13.
    A bag contains 4 red and 6 blue counters. A counter is drawn at random. Find P(red)P(\text{red}).
     
  14. 14.
    A coin is tossed twice. Find P(two heads)P(\text{two heads}).
     
  15. 15.
    A spinner is spun 200 times. The result "blue" came up 75 times. Estimate P( label)P(\text{ {label}}).
     
  16. 16.
    A two-way table shows: 30 fish, 50 no fish; 50 meat, 30 no meat. Of 80 respondents, what is P(meat)P(\text{meat})?
     
  17. 17.
    Two fair dice are rolled. Find P(sum=7)P(\text{sum} = 7).
     
  18. 18.
    From a Venn diagram with n(A)=12n(A) = 12, n(B)=9n(B) = 9, n(A∩B)=4n(A \cap B) = 4, n(U)=25n(U) = 25, find P(A)P(A).
     
  19. 19.
    A card is drawn at random from a standard 52-card pack. Find P( desc)P(\text{ {desc}}).
     
  20. 20.
    A spinner has outcomes Red, Blue, Green with P(R)=0.4P(R) = 0.4 and P(B)=0.35P(B) = 0.35. Find P(G)P(G).
     
SilverQuestions 21–40
  1. 21.
    In a survey of 40 people, 25 like tea, 20 like coffee, and 5 like neither. How many like both?
     
  2. 22.
    In a class of 40, 22 study French, 15 study Spanish and 6 study both. How many study only French?
     
  3. 23.
    U={1,2,…,15}U = \{1, 2, \ldots, 15\}, A={A = \{multiples of 3}\}, B={B = \{factors of 12}\}. Find A∩BA \cap B.
     
  4. 24.
    n(A)=30n(A) = 30, n(B)=24n(B) = 24, n(C)=20n(C) = 20. Pair intersections: n(A∩B)=10n(A\cap B) = 10, n(A∩C)=8n(A\cap C) = 8, n(B∩C)=7n(B\cap C) = 7. Triple: n(A∩B∩C)=4n(A\cap B\cap C) = 4. Find n(A∪B∪C)n(A \cup B \cup C).
     
  5. 25.
    Write the set {x∈R:x>3}\{x \in \mathbb{R} : x > 3\} in interval notation.
     
  6. 26.
    U={1,2,3,4,5}U = \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}, A={1,3,5}A = \{1, 3, 5\}, B={2,3}B = \{2, 3\}. List (A∪B)′(A \cup B)'.
     
  7. 27.
    Are A={A = \{letters in MATHS}\} and B={B = \{letters in STAMH}\} equal sets?
     
  8. 28.
    Given n(U)=50n(U) = 50, n(A)=30n(A) = 30, n(B)=20n(B) = 20 and n(A∪B)′=5n(A \cup B)' = 5, find n(A∩B)n(A \cap B).
     
  9. 29.
    Two fair dice are rolled. State the size of the sample space and list the outcomes giving a sum of 9.
     
  10. 30.
    Let A={1,2,3,4}A = \{1,2,3,4\} and B={3,4,5,6}B = \{3,4,5,6\}. List (A∪B)∖(A∩B)(A \cup B) \setminus (A \cap B).
     
  11. 31.
    Given P(A)=0.4P(A) = 0.4, P(B)=0.5P(B) = 0.5 and P(A∩B)=0.15P(A \cap B) = 0.15, find P(A∪B)P(A \cup B).
     
  12. 32.
    A bag has 6 red and 3 blue counters. Two are drawn without replacement. Find P(both red)P(\text{both red}).
     
  13. 33.
    A bag has 4 red and 3 blue counters. Two are drawn without replacement. Find P(one of each colour)P(\text{one of each colour}).
     
  14. 34.
    A two-way table shows: 9 pupils take French only, 6 take Spanish only, 6 take both, 9 take neither. A pupil is chosen at random. Given they take French, find P(Spanish)P(\text{Spanish}).
     
  15. 35.
    Events AA and BB are independent with P(A)=0.5P(A) = 0.5 and P(B)=0.6P(B) = 0.6. Find P(A∩B)P(A \cap B).
     
  16. 36.
    Given P(A∩B)=0.12P(A \cap B) = 0.12 and P(A)=0.4P(A) = 0.4, find P(B∣A)P(B \mid A).
     
  17. 37.
    A card is drawn from a standard 52-card pack. Find P(heart or spade)P(\text{heart or spade}) and say whether the events are mutually exclusive.
     
  18. 38.
    A spinner lands on red with probability 0.3. It is spun 4 times. Find P(at least one red)P(\text{at least one red}).
     
  19. 39.
    Of 100 students, 60 own a phone, 40 own a tablet, 30 own both. A student who owns a tablet is chosen. Find P(also owns a phone)P(\text{also owns a phone}).
     
  20. 40.
    AA and BB are independent with P(A)=0.5P(A) = 0.5 and P(B)=0.3P(B) = 0.3. Find P(A∪B)P(A \cup B).
     
GoldQuestions 41–60
  1. 41.
    In a class of 60, 30 study French, 24 study Spanish, 20 study German. 10 study French \& Spanish, 8 study French \& German, 7 study Spanish \& German, and 4 study all three. How many study at least one language?
     
  2. 42.
    For the same class (use the totals above), how many study exactly one of the three languages?
     
  3. 43.
    U={1,2,…,15}U = \{1, 2, \ldots, 15\}, A={A = \{multiples of 3}\}, B={B = \{factors of 12}\}. Find P(A′∩B)P(A' \cap B) when an element is chosen at random.
     
  4. 44.
    In a 2-set Venn diagram for AA and BB, describe in words the region A∩B′A \cap B', and give the number-elements interpretation.
     
  5. 45.
    In a survey of n(U)=100n(U) = 100 students, n(A)=60n(A) = 60 and n(B)=45n(B) = 45. If n(A∩B)=xn(A \cap B) = x and n(A∪B)′=yn(A \cup B)' = y, write an equation relating xx and yy.
     
  6. 46.
    In a Venn diagram with three sets AA, BB, CC, the region "AA only" has 12 students, "BB only" has 9, "CC only" has 7. Each pair-only region has 4 students. The all-three region has 3 students. There are 5 students in none of the three sets. Find n(U)n(U).
     
  7. 47.
    For U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}U = \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8\}, A={1,2,5,6}A = \{1, 2, 5, 6\}, B={2,3,6,7}B = \{2, 3, 6, 7\}, find A′∩BA' \cap B.
     
  8. 48.
    A coin and a 6-sided die are tossed together. Write the sample space SS as a set, and give n(S)n(S).
     
  9. 49.
    Use De Morgan's laws to rewrite (A∪B)′(A \cup B)' without a union.
     
  10. 50.
    In a 2-set Venn diagram, "AA only" has 2x2x students, "BB only" has x+5x + 5, "both" has xx, "neither" has 44. If n(U)=25n(U) = 25, find xx.
     
  11. 51.
    A factory has two machines: M1M_1 makes 70%70\% of items with defect rate 3%3\%, and M2M_2 makes 30%30\% with defect rate 6%6\%. An item is picked at random. Find P(defective)P(\text{defective}).
     
  12. 52.
    Given P(A)=0.5P(A) = 0.5, P(B)=0.3P(B) = 0.3 and P(A∩B)=0.15P(A \cap B) = 0.15, determine whether AA and BB are independent.
     
  13. 53.
    Three fair coins are tossed. Find P(exactly k heads)P(\text{exactly {k} heads}).
     
  14. 54.
    A box has 6 red and 4 blue balls. Three are drawn without replacement. Find P(all three red)P(\text{all three red}).
     
  15. 55.
    In a survey, n(A)=30n(A) = 30, n(B)=25n(B) = 25, n(A∩B)=10n(A \cap B) = 10 and n(U)=60n(U) = 60. Find P(A∣B)P(A \mid B).
     
  16. 56.
    Given P(A∪B)=0.7P(A \cup B) = 0.7, P(B)=0.4P(B) = 0.4 and P(A∩B)=0.1P(A \cap B) = 0.1, find P(A)P(A).
     
  17. 57.
    3%3\% of a population has a condition. A test is positive for 85%85\% of those who have it, and falsely positive for 4%4\% of those who do not. Find P(positive test)P(\text{positive test}).
     
  18. 58.
    At a school, 50%50\% study French and 30%30\% study Spanish. Of those who study French, 20%20\% also study Spanish. Find P(F∩S)P(F \cap S).
     
  19. 59.
    Using the factory in G1 (Pack A: M1M_1 60%/2%, M2M_2 40%/5%; Pack B: M1M_1 70%/3%, M2M_2 30%/6%), find P(M1∣defective)P(M_1 \mid \text{defective}).
     
  20. 60.
    AA, BB, CC are mutually independent with P(A)=P(B)=P(C)=pP(A) = P(B) = P(C) = p. Find P(exactly one of A,B,C)P(\text{exactly one of } A, B, C) when p=14p = \dfrac{1}{4}.
     
PlatinumQuestions 61–80
  1. 61.
    Of 80 students, 40 like Maths, 35 like Science, 28 like Art; 15 like Maths \& Science, 10 like Maths \& Art, 8 like Science \& Art, and 4 like all three. How many like exactly one of the three subjects?
     
  2. 62.
    Verify with U={1,2,3,4,5,6}U = \{1,2,3,4,5,6\}, A={1,2,3}A = \{1, 2, 3\}, B={3,4,5}B = \{3, 4, 5\} that (A∪B)′=A′∩B′(A \cup B)' = A' \cap B'.
     
  3. 63.
    A class has 30 students. 18 study French, 16 study Spanish, and 4 study neither. Let xx = number studying both. Find xx, and the number studying exactly one of the two languages.
     
  4. 64.
    A four-digit code is formed using the digits 1,2,3,4,51, 2, 3, 4, 5 without repetition. (a) State the size of the sample space. (b) Let EE = "the code is even". Find n(E)n(E).
     
  5. 65.
    In a class of 50 students, 30 take Maths (M), 20 take Physics (P), 25 take Chemistry (C). 10 take M and P, 8 take M and C, 5 take P and C, and 3 take all three. How many take **none** of the three?
     
  6. 66.
    Express in set-builder notation, then in interval notation, the set of all real xx satisfying both x≥2x \geq 2 and x<7x < 7.
     
  7. 67.
    Of 200 customers, 120 bought coffee, 80 bought a pastry, and 50 bought both. A customer is chosen at random from those who bought a pastry. (a) How many candidates are there? (b) Of those, how many also bought coffee?
     
  8. 68.
    In a survey of 60 students, every student plays at least one of football (F), basketball (B), or tennis (T). 30 play F, 28 play B, 20 play T. 10 play F and B, 12 play F and T, 8 play B and T. If xx students play all three sports, find xx.
     
  9. 69.
    List all subsets of A={a,b,c}A = \{a, b, c\}. How many are there?
     
  10. 70.
    A school newspaper survey says: "Of those who read the print edition, 60% also read the online edition." Let PP = "reads print" and OO = "reads online". Express the statement in set notation using n(⋅)n(\cdot), ∩\cap and ∪\cup.
     
  11. 71.
    A diagnostic test: 2% of a population has a condition, P(T+∣C)=0.9P(T^+ \mid C) = 0.9, P(T+∣C′)=0.05P(T^+ \mid C') = 0.05. Given a positive test, find P(C∣T+)P(C \mid T^+).
     
  12. 72.
    In a town, 30%30\% commute by bike; of cyclists 20%20\% are late, of non-cyclists 5%5\% are late. Find P(cyclist∣late)P(\text{cyclist} \mid \text{late}).
     
  13. 73.
    A bag has 5 red, 2 blue and 3 green balls. Two are drawn without replacement. Find P(second is red∣first is not red)P(\text{second is red} \mid \text{first is not red}).
     
  14. 74.
    A shooter scores with probability 0.40.4. How many shots so that P(at least one score)≥0.95P(\text{at least one score}) \geq 0.95?
     
  15. 75.
    A bag has 3 red, 2 blue and 1 green ball. Two are drawn without replacement. Find P(same colour)P(\text{same colour}).
     
  16. 76.
    P(A)=0.5P(A) = 0.5, P(B)=0.4P(B) = 0.4 and P(A∣B)=0.6P(A \mid B) = 0.6. Find P(A∪B)P(A \cup B) and decide whether AA and BB are independent.
     
  17. 77.
    A vaccine has 70% chance of being effective per person. Find P(exactly 3 of 5 benefit)P(\text{exactly 3 of 5 benefit}).
     
  18. 78.
    A four-digit code is formed using digits 1,2,3,4,51,2,3,4,5 without repetition. Find P(code is even)P(\text{code is even}).
     
  19. 79.
    Two fair dice are rolled. Given that the sum is even, find P(both dice show the same number)P(\text{both dice show the same number}).
     
  20. 80.
    In a group of 50, n(A)=30n(A) = 30, n(B)=20n(B) = 20 and n(A∪B)′=8n(A \cup B)' = 8. Find (a) n(A∩B)n(A \cap B), (b) P(A∣B)P(A \mid B).