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Probability of combined events

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What the syllabus asks of you

  • Calculate the probability of combined events using, where appropriate: ; sample space diagrams ; Venn diagrams ; tree diagrams. Combined events could be with or without replacement. The notation P(A ∩ B) and P(A ∪ B) may be used in the context of Venn diagrams. On tree diagrams outcomes will be written at the end of branches and probabilities by the side of the branches.

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Chapter 8: Probability of combined events

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All 16 questions on Probability of combined events, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.

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Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.

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16 questions

These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.