OCR MEI S1 2011 January — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicConditional Probability
TypeVenn diagram with three events

6 A survey is being carried out into the carbon footprint of individual citizens. As part of the survey, 100 citizens are asked whether they have attempted to reduce their carbon footprint by any of the following methods.
  • Reducing car use
  • Insulating their homes
  • Avoiding air travel
The numbers of citizens who have used each of these methods are shown in the Venn diagram.
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{7df6dcad-790d-4d0e-b1a5-3371103997d9-4_703_1087_712_529} One of the citizens is selected at random.
  1. Find the probability that this citizen
    (A) has avoided air travel,
    (B) has used at least two of the three methods.
  2. Given that the citizen has avoided air travel, find the probability that this citizen has reduced car use. Three of the citizens are selected at random.
  3. Find the probability that none of them have avoided air travel. Section B (36 marks)