IB Math AA HL · 2021 to 2026

4.6 Venn diagrams, trees and combined events

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4.6 Venn diagrams, trees and combined events

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 4.6 Venn diagrams, trees and combined events

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in.

  • 10

    4.6.1

    Venn diagrams

    9 questions · in 10% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P1 TZ1

  • 14

    4.6.2

    Tree diagrams

    12 questions · in 14% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P3 TZ2

  • 24

    4.6.3

    Combined events and independence

    16 questions · in 24% of papers

    Regular

    last May 26 P3 TZ2

  • 5

    4.6.4

    Counting combined outcomes

    4 questions · in 5% of papers

    Less common

    last May 25 P3 TZ1

  • 29

    4.6.5

    Conditional probability

    21 questions · in 29% of papers

    Frequently tested

    last May 26 P3 TZ2

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How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

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Top 4 of 5 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.

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Micro-topic202120222023202420252026
4.6.5Conditional probabilityFrequently tested
6Conditional probability, 2021: 6 questions2Conditional probability, 2022: 2 questions2Conditional probability, 2023: 2 questions2Conditional probability, 2024: 2 questions5Conditional probability, 2025: 5 questions4Conditional probability, 2026: 4 questions
4.6.3Combined events and independenceRegular
2Combined events and independence, 2021: 2 questions5Combined events and independence, 2022: 5 questions·Combined events and independence, 2023: 0 questions3Combined events and independence, 2024: 3 questions3Combined events and independence, 2025: 3 questions3Combined events and independence, 2026: 3 questions
4.6.2Tree diagramsOccasional
1Tree diagrams, 2021: 1 question1Tree diagrams, 2022: 1 question2Tree diagrams, 2023: 2 questions3Tree diagrams, 2024: 3 questions2Tree diagrams, 2025: 2 questions3Tree diagrams, 2026: 3 questions
4.6.1Venn diagramsOccasional
2Venn diagrams, 2021: 2 questions2Venn diagrams, 2022: 2 questions2Venn diagrams, 2023: 2 questions1Venn diagrams, 2024: 1 question1Venn diagrams, 2025: 1 question1Venn diagrams, 2026: 1 question

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  • Frequently testedin at least a quarter of all papers, and still appearing in the last two years
  • Regularin roughly one paper in six or more
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten

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Which Math AA HL exam sessions are covered for 4.6 Venn diagrams, trees and combined events?

12 exam sessions from 2021 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1, 2 and 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 31 papers in this archive.

Which 4.6 Venn diagrams, trees and combined events topic comes up most?

Conditional probability (4.6.5): in 29% of papers, last seen May 26 P3 TZ2. Usually "Find", worth about 3.9 marks in a paper that includes it.

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