The table below shows the number of male and female students studying Chemistry, Physics and Biology at a private school.
ChemistryPhysicsBiology
Male20013070
Female25030050
One of the students is chosen at random. Events CC, BB and MM are defined as follows: CC: The student chosen is studying Chemistry. BB: The student chosen is studying Biology. MM: The student chosen is a male.

  1. (i)

    Find P(C∣M)\text{P}(C|M),

  2. (ii)

    Find P(M∪C)\text{P}(M \cup C),

  3. (iii)

    Find P(M′∩B′)\text{P}(M' \cap B').

  4. (iv)

    Determine whether CC and MM are independent.

  5. (v)

    It is given that 20% of Chemistry students, 30% of Physics students and 5% of Biology students are international students.

    One of the students selected at random is an international student. What is the probability that this student studies Chemistry?

  6. (vi)

    Three students are chosen at random. Find the probability that there is exactly one international student who studies Physics.

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6(i)

1. Determine the total number of male students

Total male students =200+130+70=400\text{Total male students } = 200 + 130 + 70 = 400

2. Calculate the conditional probability P(C|M)

P(C∣M)=n(C∩M)n(M)=200400=12\text{P}(C|M) = \frac{n(C \cap M)}{n(M)} = \frac{200}{400} = \frac{1}{2}

Answer

12\frac{1}{2}

6(ii)

1. Calculate the total number of students in the school

Total students=200+130+70+250+300+50=1000\text{Total students} = 200 + 130 + 70 + 250 + 300 + 50 = 1000

2. Find the number of students who are male or studying Chemistry, and calculate the probability

The number of students who are male or studying Chemistry is the sum of all males plus the females studying Chemistry:
n(M∪C)=400+250=650n(M \cup C) = 400 + 250 = 650
P(M∪C)=6501000=1320\text{P}(M \cup C) = \frac{650}{1000} = \frac{13}{20}

Answer

1320\frac{13}{20}

6(iii)

1. Determine the number of students who are both female ($M'$) and not studying Biology ($B'$)

M′M' represents female students and B′B' represents students who do not study Biology (i.e. study Chemistry or Physics).

Number of students in M′∩B′=250 (Female, Chem)+300 (Female, Physics)=550\text{Number of students in } M' \cap B' = 250 \text{ (Female, Chem)} + 300 \text{ (Female, Physics)} = 550

2. Calculate the probability

Total number of students=200+130+70+250+300+50=1000\text{Total number of students} = 200+130+70+250+300+50 = 1000

P(M′∩B′)=5501000=1120 (or 0.55)\text{P}(M' \cap B') = \frac{550}{1000} = \frac{11}{20} \text{ (or } 0.55)

Answer

1120\frac{11}{20}

6(iv)

1. Calculate the individual probabilities of events $C$, $M$, and their intersection $C \cap M$.

Total number of students =400 (males)+600 (females)=1000= 400 \text{ (males)} + 600 \text{ (females)} = 1000.
Total studying Chemistry =200 (males)+250 (females)=450= 200 \text{ (males)} + 250 \text{ (females)} = 450.

P(C)=4501000=0.45\text{P}(C) = \frac{450}{1000} = 0.45
P(M)=4001000=0.4\text{P}(M) = \frac{400}{1000} = 0.4
P(C∩M)=2001000=0.2\text{P}(C \cap M) = \frac{200}{1000} = 0.2

2. Test the condition for independence and conclude.

P(C)×P(M)=0.45×0.4=0.18\text{P}(C) \times \text{P}(M) = 0.45 \times 0.4 = 0.18

Since P(C∩M)≠P(C)×P(M)\text{P}(C \cap M) \neq \text{P}(C) \times \text{P}(M) (as 0.2≠0.180.2 \neq 0.18), the events CC and MM are not independent.

Answer

Since P(C∩M)≠P(C)×P(M)\text{P}(C \cap M) \neq \text{P}(C) \times \text{P}(M), the events CC and MM are not independent.

6(v)

1. Calculate the total number of students taking each subject.

n(Chemistry)=200+250=450n(\text{Chemistry}) = 200 + 250 = 450
n(Physics)=130+300=430n(\text{Physics}) = 130 + 300 = 430
n(Biology)=70+50=120n(\text{Biology}) = 70 + 50 = 120

2. Calculate the number of international students in each subject and find the overall total.

n(Int. Chemistry)=0.20×450=90n(\text{Int. Chemistry}) = 0.20 \times 450 = 90
n(Int. Physics)=0.30×430=129n(\text{Int. Physics}) = 0.30 \times 430 = 129
n(Int. Biology)=0.05×120=6n(\text{Int. Biology}) = 0.05 \times 120 = 6
Total Int. Students=90+129+6=225\text{Total Int. Students} = 90 + 129 + 6 = 225

3. Calculate the conditional probability that the student studies Chemistry given they are an international student.

P(Chemistry∣Int.)=n(Int. Chemistry)n(Total Int. Students)\text{P}(\text{Chemistry} \mid \text{Int.}) = \frac{n(\text{Int. Chemistry})}{n(\text{Total Int. Students})}
=90225= \frac{90}{225}
=25= \frac{2}{5}

Answer

25\frac{2}{5}

6(vi)

1. Find the number of international students studying Physics and the total number of students.

Total number of students =200+250+130+300+70+50=1000= 200 + 250 + 130 + 300 + 70 + 50 = 1000
Total number of Physics students =130+300=430= 130 + 300 = 430
Number of international Physics students =0.30×430=129= 0.30 \times 430 = 129

2. Calculate the probability of choosing exactly one international Physics student out of three.

Number of students who are NOT international Physics students =1000−129=871= 1000 - 129 = 871

The probability of choosing exactly one such student in three draws (without replacement) requires accounting for the 3 different possible orders (e.g., Yes-No-No, No-Yes-No, No-No-Yes):
P(exactly 1)=3×(1291000×871999×870998)\text{P(exactly 1)} = 3 \times \left( \frac{129}{1000} \times \frac{871}{999} \times \frac{870}{998} \right)
=48876165166167000≈0.29414≈0.294 (to 3 s.f.)= \frac{48876165}{166167000} \approx 0.29414 \approx 0.294 \text{ (to 3 s.f.)}

Answer

0.2940.294

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