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Elementary PROBABILITY FOR UPPERSIXTH SCIENCE AND ART (PAPER 3) PURE
MATHEMATICS with MECHANICS OR STATISTICS.
1. A bag contain 10 balls of which 4 are green , 3 are red and 3 are yellow. Two balls are
draw from the bag one after another without replacement. Find the probability that
a) The first ball selected is red and the second is green
b) The two balls selected are both of the same colors.
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2. a) Given that three event A , B and C are such that P(A)= P(C) , P(A∩ 𝐶) = 10 ,
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P(A∪ 𝐶) = 2 , P(C/B)=7 , P(B∪ 𝐶) = 5 , find p(A) , P(B) .
c) The desks in a certain classroom are produce by three different carpenters A , B
and C. A produce 30% , B produce 45% and the rest are produce by C. Its known
that 3% of the desk produce by A , 6% of the desk produce by B and 4% of the
desk produce by C are defective . A desk is selected at random from this
classroom.
i. Draw a tree diagram showing all the possible outcomes Pmm 2019 p3
ii. Find the probability that the desk is defective
iii. Given that the desk is defective , find the probability that it was produced
by C.
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3. a) A and B are two events such that P(A)= 2 , P(Bc)= 6 and P(A∪ C)= 12 , find
P(A∩ C), P(A/Bc) .
b) A bag contains 3 red balls , 2 white balls and 1 blue ball. Two balls are drawn at
random from the bag one after another without replacement
i. Draw a tree diagram to illustrate all the possible outcomes of the draws.
Hence or otherwise, find the probability that
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[Link] second ball drawn is red.
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4. a) Two independent events A and B are such that P(A)= 5 , P(A/B)= 3 and P(B/A)= 2 ,
find P(A) , P(A∪ B)
b) A spare parts dealer receives spare parts from three different supplies X,Y and Z ,
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with 5 of the part coming from X , 20 from Y and the rest from Z. It is known that 25 of
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the parts supplied by X , 10 supplied by Y and 20 supplied by Z are defectives. If a
spare part is bought from the dealer , find the probability the spare part is
i. defective
ii. either from Y or it is defective Pmm 2021 p3
[Link] X given that it is not defective.
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5. a) Two events A and B are such that P(A)= 3 , P(B) = 5 and P(A/B)= 12 , find
P(A∩ B) , P(B/A), P(A∩ 𝐵 ′ )
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b) In a certain village, one –quarter of the population has a particular disease. If a
person has the disease, the probability that a laboratory test will show a positive result
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as 20 . If a person does not have the disease , the probability that a laboratory test will
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show a negative result is 10. A person is selected at random from the village and tested
, find the probability that :
i. the test result is positive
ii. the person has the disease or the test result is positive. Pms 2018 p3
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6. a) Two events A and B are such that P(A)= 5 , P(B)= 4 and P(A∪ 𝐵) = 4. Find
P(A∩ 𝐵) , P(A/𝐵)
b) Show that A and B are neither mutually exclusive nor independent .
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c) The probability that a vaccinated person(V) contracts a disease is 20. for a person
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not vaccinated (V’) the probability of contracting the disease (D) is 6. In a certain town
90% of the population has been vaccinated against the disease. A person is selected at
random from the town , find the probability that
i. he has the disease
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ii. he is vaccinated or he has the disease.
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7. Two event A and B are such that P(A)= 3 , P(B)= 9 and P(A/𝐵) = 2 , find
i. P(A∩ 𝐵)
ii. P(A∪ 𝐵)
iii. P(B/𝐴′ )
State , with reason whether A and B are
iv. Mutually exclusive
v. Independent Pms 2020 p3
vi. Collectively exhaustive .
8. Two bags A and B each contains 6 balls. Ball A contains 4 red balls and 2 white balls.
Bag B contains 3 red balls and 3 white balls .A die is thrown if the score on the die is
greater than 4 , bag A chosen otherwise Bag B is chosen. Two balls are drawn from
the bag , one after another , without replacement. Using a tree diagram , calculate the
probability that
a) One ball of each color is drawn
b) No red ball is drawn Pmm 2020 p3
c) At most one white ball is drawn
Given that two white balls are drawn , calculate that they can came from bag A .
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