Two-item selection from population

Questions involving selecting exactly two items from a finite population without replacement, typically calculating probabilities of outcomes based on the two selections.

3 questions

OCR PURE Q9
9 In a survey, 50 people were asked whether they had passed A-level English and whether they had passed A-level Mathematics. The numbers of people in various categories are shown in the Venn diagram.
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  1. A person is chosen at random from the 50 people. Find the probability that this person has passed A-level Mathematics.
  2. Two people are chosen at random, without replacement, from those who have passed A-level in at least one of the two subjects. Determine the probability that both of these people have passed A-level Mathematics.
OCR MEI AS Paper 2 Specimen Q4
4 There are four human blood groups; these are called \(\mathrm { O } , \mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B }\) and AB . Each person has one of these blood groups. The table below shows the distribution of blood groups in a large country.
Blood group
Proportion of
population
O\(49 \%\)
A\(38 \%\)
B\(10 \%\)
AB\(3 \%\)
Two people are selected at random from this country.
  1. Find the probability that at least one of these two people has blood group O .
  2. Find the probability that each of these two people has a different blood group.
AQA AS Paper 2 2020 June Q18
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  1. Bag A contains 7 blue discs, 4 red discs and 1 yellow disc. Two discs are drawn at random from bag A without replacement.
    Find the probability that exactly one of the discs is blue.
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  2. Bag A contains 7 blue discs, 4 red discs and 1 yellow disc.