Edexcel S1 2004 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2004
SessionJanuary
TopicProbability Definitions
TypeCombined event algebra

4. \(\quad\) The events \(A\) and \(B\) are such that \(\mathrm { P } ( A ) = \frac { 2 } { 5 } , \mathrm { P } ( B ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) and \(\mathrm { P } \left( A \quad B ^ { \prime } \right) = \frac { 4 } { 5 }\).
  1. Find
    1. \(\mathrm { P } \left( A \cap B ^ { \prime } \right)\),
    2. \(\mathrm { P } ( A \cap B )\),
    3. \(\mathrm { P } ( A \cup B )\),
    4. \(\mathrm { P } \left( \begin{array} { l l } A & B \end{array} \right)\).
  2. State, with a reason, whether or \(\operatorname { not } A\) and \(B\) are
    1. mutually exclusive,
    2. independent.