OCR MEI S1 2005 June — Question 4 1 marks

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2005
SessionJune
Marks1
TopicCombinations & Selection

4 An examination paper consists of three sections.
  • Section A contains 6 questions of which the candidate must answer 3
  • Section B contains 7 questions of which the candidate must answer 4
  • Section C contains 8 questions of which the candidate must answer 5
    1. In how many ways can a candidate choose 3 questions from Section A?
    2. In how many ways can a candidate choose 3 questions from Section A, 4 from Section B and 5 from Section C?
A candidate does not read the instructions and selects 12 questions at random.
  • Find the probability that they happen to be 3 from Section A, 4 from Section B and 5 from Section C.