An eatery is giving out free burgers in a promotion to celebrate its anniversary. A total of 80 burgers, consisting of 8 different flavours, 10 from each flavour, are to be given out. The burgers are randomly chosen and given out one at a time. Of the 8 burger flavours, the 'Curry' and 'Spicy' burgers are most popular among customers. In the first four burgers to be given out, the events AA and BB are defined as follows: A: At least 2 ’Curry’ burgers.B: Exactly one ’Spicy’ burger.\begin{aligned} A: & \text{ At least 2 'Curry' burgers.} \\ B: & \text{ Exactly one 'Spicy' burger.} \end{aligned}

  1. (i)

    Find P(A∣B)\text{P}(A \mid B).

  2. (ii)

    Justify if A′A' and B′B' are independent events.

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8(i)

1. Find the number of ways event $B$ can occur.

Event BB is getting exactly 1 'Spicy' burger and 3 non-'Spicy' burgers in the first four burgers.
Number of ways to choose 1 'Spicy' out of 10 and 3 non-'Spicy' out of the remaining 7070:
n(B)=(101)(703)=10×54740=547400n(B) = \binom{10}{1} \binom{70}{3} = 10 \times 54740 = 547400

2. Find the number of ways event $A \cap B$ can occur.

Event A∩BA \cap B means exactly 1 'Spicy' burger and at least 2 'Curry' burgers. The 3 non-Spicy burgers must consist of either 2 'Curry' and 1 'Other', or 3 'Curry' and 0 'Other' (where 'Other' represents the 80−10−10=6080 - 10 - 10 = 60 remaining burgers).
n(A∩B)=(101)[(102)(601)+(103)(600)]n(A \cap B) = \binom{10}{1} \left[ \binom{10}{2}\binom{60}{1} + \binom{10}{3}\binom{60}{0} \right]
=10[45(60)+120(1)]= 10 \left[ 45(60) + 120(1) \right]
=10(2700+120)=28200= 10(2700 + 120) = 28200

3. Calculate the conditional probability $\text{P}(A \mid B)$.

P(A∣B)=P(A∩B)P(B)=n(A∩B)n(B)\text{P}(A \mid B) = \frac{\text{P}(A \cap B)}{\text{P}(B)} = \frac{n(A \cap B)}{n(B)}
=28200547400= \frac{28200}{547400}
=1412737≈0.0515 (to 3 s.f.)= \frac{141}{2737} \approx 0.0515 \text{ (to 3 s.f.)}

Answer

1412737\frac{141}{2737} or 0.05150.0515

8(ii)

1. State or calculate $\text{P}(A \mid B)$ from part (i).

From (i), given exactly one ’Spicy’ burger is chosen, the other 3 burgers must be chosen from the remaining 70 (10 ’Curry’, 60 others).\text{From (i), given exactly one 'Spicy' burger is chosen, the other 3 burgers must be chosen from the remaining 70 (10 'Curry', 60 others).}
To have at least 2 ’Curry’ burgers:\text{To have at least 2 'Curry' burgers:}
P(A∣B)=(102)(601)+(103)(600)(703)\text{P}(A \mid B) = \frac{\binom{10}{2}\binom{60}{1} + \binom{10}{3}\binom{60}{0}}{\binom{70}{3}}
P(A∣B)=2700+12054740=282054740=1412737≈0.0515\text{P}(A \mid B) = \frac{2700 + 120}{54740} = \frac{2820}{54740} = \frac{141}{2737} \approx 0.0515

2. Calculate the unconditional probability $\text{P}(A)$.

Calculate the unconditional probability P(A):\text{Calculate the unconditional probability } \text{P}(A)\text{:}
P(A)=(102)(702)+(103)(701)+(104)(700)(804)\text{P}(A) = \frac{\binom{10}{2}\binom{70}{2} + \binom{10}{3}\binom{70}{1} + \binom{10}{4}\binom{70}{0}}{\binom{80}{4}}
P(A)=108675+8400+2101581580=1172851581580=23457316316≈0.0742\text{P}(A) = \frac{108675 + 8400 + 210}{1581580} = \frac{117285}{1581580} = \frac{23457}{316316} \approx 0.0742

3. Compare the probabilities to conclude on the independence of $A'$ and $B'$.

For A and B to be independent, P(A∣B) must equal P(A).\text{For } A \text{ and } B \text{ to be independent, } \text{P}(A \mid B) \text{ must equal } \text{P}(A).
Since 1412737≠23457316316 (i.e. 0.0515≠0.0742), A and B are not independent.\text{Since } \frac{141}{2737} \neq \frac{23457}{316316} \text{ (i.e. } 0.0515 \neq 0.0742\text{), } A \text{ and } B \text{ are not independent.}
It is a standard probability property that events A and B are independent if and only if their complements A′ and B′ are independent.\text{It is a standard probability property that events } A \text{ and } B \text{ are independent if and only if their complements } A' \text{ and } B' \text{ are independent.}
Therefore, A′ and B′ are also not independent.\text{Therefore, } A' \text{ and } B' \text{ are also not independent.}

Answer

A′A' and B′B' are not independent events.

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