AQA S3 2011 June — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicConditional Probability
TypeDice/random device selects population

3 An IT help desk has three telephone stations: Alpha, Beta and Gamma. Each of these stations deals only with telephone enquiries. The probability that an enquiry is received at Alpha is 0.60 .
The probability that an enquiry is received at Beta is 0.25 .
The probability that an enquiry is received at Gamma is 0.15 . Each enquiry is resolved at the station that receives the enquiry. The percentages of enquiries resolved within various times at each station are shown in the table.
\multirow{2}{*}{}Time
\(\boldsymbol { \leqslant } \mathbf { 1 }\) hour\(\leqslant \mathbf { 2 4 }\) hours\(\leqslant 72\) hours
\multirow{3}{*}{Station}Alpha5580100
Beta6085100
Gamma4075100
For example:
80 per cent of enquiries received at Alpha are resolved within 24 hours;
25 per cent of enquiries received at Alpha take between 1 hour and 24 hours to resolve.
  1. Find the probability that an enquiry, selected at random, is:
    1. resolved at Gamma;
    2. resolved at Alpha within 1 hour;
    3. resolved within 24 hours;
    4. received at Beta, given that it is resolved within 24 hours.
  2. A random sample of 3 enquiries was selected. Given that all 3 enquiries were resolved within 24 hours, calculate the probability that they were all received at:
    1. Beta;
    2. the same station.
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