Edexcel S1 2017 January — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2017
SessionJanuary
TopicTree Diagrams
TypeFind unknown probability parameter

  1. In a survey, people were asked if they use a computer every day.
Of those people under 50 years old, \(80 \%\) said they use computer every day. Of those people aged 50 or more, \(55 \%\) said they use computer every day. The proportion of people in the survey under 50 years old is \(p\)
  1. Draw a tree diagram to represent this information. In the survey, 70\% of all people said they use computer every day.
  2. Find the value of \(p\) One person is selected at random. Given that this person uses a computer every day,
  3. find the probability that this person is under 50 years old.
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