AQA Paper 3 2022 June — Question 16

Exam BoardAQA
ModulePaper 3 (Paper 3)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicPrinciple of Inclusion/Exclusion
TypeStandard Survey to Venn Diagram

16 A sample of 240 households were asked which, if any, of the following animals they own as pets:
  • cats (C)
  • dogs (D)
  • tortoises ( \(T\) )
The results are shown in the table below.
Types of pet\(C\)\(D\)\(T\)\(C\) and \(D\)\(C\) and \(T\)\(D\) and \(T\)\(C , D\) and \(T\)
Number of
households
153704548213217
16
  1. Represent this information by fully completing the Venn diagram below.
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  2. A household is chosen at random from the sample.
    16
    1. Find the probability that the household owns a cat only. 16
  3. (ii) Find the probability that the household owns at least two of the three types of pet.
    16
  4. (iii) Find the probability that the household owns a cat or a dog or both, given that the household does not own a tortoise.
    16
  5. Determine whether a household owning a cat and a household owning a tortoise are independent of each other. Fully justify your answer.