Probability and Data

We estimate MA11-PD is worth about 5 marks out of 100 under the new Mathematics Advanced syllabus. Practise 23 exam-style questions (multiple choice, multi-part, numerical answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Two fair six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum is 7?

A $\frac{1}{12}$
B $\frac{1}{11}$
C $\frac{1}{6}$
D $\frac{7}{36}$

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

$P (A) = 0.5$ , $P (B) = 0.4$ and $P (A \cap B) = 0.2$ . What is $P (A ∣ B)$ ?

A $0.08$
B $0.2$
C $0.4$
D $0.5$

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

$A$ and $B$ are mutually exclusive events with $P (A) > 0$ and $P (B) > 0$ . Which statement must be true?

A $P (A \cap B) = 0$
B $P (A \cap B) = P (A) P (B)$
C $P (A \cup B) = 1$
D $P (A ∣ B) = P (A)$

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