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Date May Specimen paper Marks available 5 Reference code SPM.1.SL.TZ0.2
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 1 (without calculator) Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Find Question number 2 Adapted from N/A

Question

Let A and B be events such that  P ( A ) = 0.5 , P ( B ) = 0.4  and  P ( A B ) = 0.6 .

Find  P ( A | B ) .

Markscheme

attempt to substitute into P ( A B ) = P ( A ) + P ( B ) P ( A B )     (M1)

Note: Accept use of Venn diagram or other valid method.

0.6 = 0.5 + 0.4 P ( A B )     (A1)

P ( A B ) = 0.3  (seen anywhere)     A1

attempt to substitute into  P ( A | B ) = P ( A B ) P ( B )     (M1)

= 0.3 0.4

P ( A | B ) = 0.75 ( = 3 4 )     A1

[5 marks]

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Syllabus sections

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