Simple Probability Diagrams Practice Questions

Question 1

4 marks

80 members of a sports club were each asked which one sport they play most often.

The two-way table shows some information about their answers.

Tennis Badminton Squash Total
Female 14 9 38
Male 13
Total 25 80
(a)

Complete the two-way table.

(b)

One of the 80 members is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this member plays squash most often.

Question 2

6 marks

E={whole numbers from 1 to 15}E = \{\text{whole numbers from 1 to 15}\}

A={multiples of 3}A = \{\text{multiples of }3\}

B={factors of 30}B = \{\text{factors of }30\}

(a)

Complete the Venn diagram to represent this information.

EAB

(b)

List the members of the set A′∩BA' \cap B.

(c)

A number is chosen at random from the universal set, EE.

Find the probability that the number is in the set A∪BA \cup B.

Question 3

5 marks

80 people applied for a job at a garden centre.

45 of the applicants were women.

18 of the women were invited to an interview.

Altogether, 37 of the 80 applicants were invited to an interview.

80WomenMen4518InterviewNo interviewInterviewNo interview

(a)

Complete the frequency tree.

(b)

One of the 80 applicants is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this applicant was a man who was not invited to an interview.