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4MA1/2HR Jun 2023, Question 19: Tree Diagrams for Dependent Events

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2HR (Higher) · Calculator · 4 marks

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The question, in short

30 adults: 19 booked breakfast, 15 booked dinner, 4 booked neither. Find the probability that two adults chosen at random both booked breakfast and dinner.

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Solution · 4 marks

  1. 119 + 15 + 4 = 38
  2. 238 − 30 = 8
  3. 38 adults booked both breakfast and dinner
  4. 4Probability first adult booked both = 8/30
  5. 5Probability second adult booked both = 7/29
  6. 6(8/30) × (7/29) = 56/870
  7. 756/870 = 28/435

Answer28/435

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