Unit 4: Statistics and Probability

Topic 4.11: Conditional Probability Questions

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In a class, 18 students study French and 7 of those also study German. A French student is chosen at random. Find the probability they also study German.
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P(A ∩ B) = 0.35 and P(B) = 0.5. Find P(A | B).
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P(A | B) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.45. Find P(A ∩ B).
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A two-way table shows 80 people: of 48 adults, 30 prefer tea; of 32 children, 8 prefer tea. Given a person prefers tea, find the probability they are an adult.
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P(A) = 0.7, P(B) = 0.4 and P(A ∪ B) = 0.85. Find P(A | B).
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A bag has 5 red and 3 blue balls. Two are drawn without replacement. Given the first is red, find the probability the second is red.
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A test is 95% accurate for people with a disease and gives a false positive for 8% of healthy people. 2% of the population has the disease. A person tests positive. Find the probability they have the disease.
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On a tree, P(machine A) = 0.6 and P(machine B) = 0.4. A's items are faulty with probability 0.05; B's with probability 0.1.
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