AQA S1 2009 June — Question 1

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicConditional Probability
TypeBasic two-way table probability

1 A large bookcase contains two types of book: hardback and paperback. The number of books of each type in each of four subject categories is shown in the table.
\multirow{2}{*}{}Subject category
CrimeRomanceScience fictionThrillerTotal
\multirow{2}{*}{Type}Hardback816181860
Paperback16401430100
Total24563248160
  1. A book is selected at random from the bookcase. Calculate the probability that the book is:
    1. a paperback;
    2. not science fiction;
    3. science fiction or a hardback;
    4. a thriller, given that it is a paperback.
  2. Three books are selected at random, without replacement, from the bookcase. Calculate, to three decimal places, the probability that one is crime, one is romance and one is science fiction.