Edexcel S1 2023 October — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2023
SessionOctober
TopicProbability Definitions
TypeVenn diagram completion

    1. Bob shops at a market each week. The event that
Bob buys carrots is denoted by \(C\)
Bob buys onions is denoted by \(O\)
At each visit, Bob may buy neither, or one, or both of these items. The probability that Bob buys carrots is 0.65
Bob does not buy onions is 0.3
Bob buys onions but not carrots is 0.15
The Venn diagram below represents the events \(C\) and \(O\)
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where \(w , x , y\) and \(z\) are probabilities.
  1. Find the value of \(w\), the value of \(x\), the value of \(y\) and the value of \(z\) For one visit to the market,
  2. find the probability that Bob buys either carrots or onions but not both.
  3. Show that the events \(C\) and \(O\) are not independent.
    (ii) \(F , G\) and \(H\) are 3 events. \(F\) and \(H\) are mutually exclusive. \(F\) and \(G\) are independent. Given that $$\mathrm { P } ( F ) = \frac { 2 } { 7 } \quad \mathrm { P } ( H ) = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \quad \mathrm { P } ( F \cup G ) = \frac { 5 } { 8 }$$
  4. find \(\operatorname { P } ( F \cup H )\)
  5. find \(\mathrm { P } ( G )\)
  6. find \(\operatorname { P } ( F \cap G )\)