Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Probability

Probability — practice question

At a large college, every student who studies Science also studies exactly one of Art, Drama or Music. $20\%$ of these students study Art, $45\%$ study Drama and $35\%$ study Music.
(a)[2]

3 students are chosen at random from the students who study Science. Find the probability that at least $1$ of these students studies Drama.

(b)[3]

10 students are chosen at random from the students who study Science. Find the probability that more than $7$ study Art or Music.

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This 5-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Write a correct probability expression, such as $1-(0.55)^3$ or an equivalent binomial expression.

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