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Date November 2016 Marks available 4 Reference code 16N.1.SL.TZ0.S_5
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 1 (without calculator) Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Find Question number S_5 Adapted from N/A

Question

Events A and B are independent with P(AB)=0.2 and P(AB)=0.6.

Find P(B).

[2]
a.

Find P(AB).

[4]
b.

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

valid interpretation (may be seen on a Venn diagram)     (M1)

egP(AB)+P(AB), 0.2+0.6

P(B)=0.8     A1     N2

[2 marks]

a.

valid attempt to find P(A)     (M1)

egP(AB)=P(A)×P(B), 0.8×A=0.2

correct working for P(A)     (A1)

eg0.25, 0.20.8

correct working for P(AB)     (A1)

eg0.25+0.80.2, 0.6+0.2+0.05

P(AB)=0.85     A1     N3

[4 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 4—Statistics and probability » SL 4.6—Combined, mutually exclusive, conditional, independence, prob diagrams
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