OCR MEI S1 2006 January — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicProbability Definitions
TypeListing outcomes and counting

5 A school athletics team has 10 members. The table shows which competitions each of the members can take part in.
Competiton
100 m200 m110 m hurdles400 mLong jump
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An athlete is selected at random. Events \(A , B , C , D\) are defined as follows.
A: the athlete can take part in exactly 2 competitions.
\(B\) : the athlete can take part in the 200 m .
\(C\) : the athlete can take part in the 110 m hurdles.
\(D\) : the athlete can take part in the long jump.
  1. Write down the value of \(\mathrm { P } ( A \cap B )\).
  2. Write down the value of \(\mathrm { P } ( C \cup D )\).
  3. Which two of the four events \(A , B , C , D\) are mutually exclusive?
  4. Show that events \(B\) and \(D\) are not independent.